Environmental groups belonging to the global #breakfreefromplastic movement delivered monstrous plastic installations at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to expose the agency’s hypocritical and pro-industry stance on plastic pollution.

The groups stressed that the delivery was intended to remind the DENR of its mandate to protect the environment and for the agency to stop serving as an apologist for the plastics industry and the companies who profit from the extensive use of single-use and throwaway plastic packaging that often end up polluting and blighting waterways and ecosystems.