Greenpeace dumps rubbish outside Downing Street in plastic export protest

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July 13, 2021
Greenpeace dumps rubbish outside Downing Street in plastic export protest

"Greenpeace said Tuesday’s demonstration was inspired by Wasteminster, a viral campaign video created by the organisation in May that has been watched more than 10 million times on various social media platforms."

A Greenpeace protest inspired by Wasteminster has been reported by The Evening Standard.

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Greenpeace activists dumped half a tonne of household rubbish outside Downing Street as they called for a ban on the export of plastic waste.

The 625kg pile of rubbish was offloaded by a tipper truck outside the gates to the street on Tuesday morning, while an activist in a Spitting Image-style mask of the Prime Minister was also spotted.

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Watch "Wasteminster" here.