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Youth Merit Award winners from Congress of Mexico

Plastic Oceans Team Member Receives Youth Merit Award from Congress of Mexico City

Ana Hanhausen Shares Her Experience In Being Recognized for Her Environmental Work

Earlier this year, the Youth Merit award ceremony was held for citizens between the ages of 12 and 29, bestowed by the Congress of Mexico City. The award was given to six young people who excelled in different fields. I had the honor of being awarded in the environmental field for my activities in 2018 and 2019.

I, like many people, had no idea that the Congress granted this type of recognition. I want to tell you about my experience at the event and what I did to receive this award.

Microplastics Study … It’s Worse Than We Thought

Over 14 Million Tons of Microplastics In Our Ocean Depths. Plastic Oceans Experts Weigh In.

The ocean’s seafloor has long been a known hotspot for human pollutants, and scientists are still learning the extent of the damage. A recent study from Australia’s national science agency has revealed a conservative estimate of 14 million tons of microplastics in the deep ocean, the first ever global estimate of its kind.

Inspiring Change Through Sport

Plastic Oceans Continues Partnership With Meridian Adventure Race’s EpicBlue Swim-Run Race Series

Plastic Oceans International has long embraced the concept of sport as a powerful tool in the effort to reduce plastic pollution.

Food, Crafts, and Cosmetics: Humans and the Sea Turtle

Significant Impacts On These Species Through Direct Use of Their Meat, Eggs, Skin, and Shells

Out of seven species of sea turtles, six are internationally listed as endangered, a fact credited to either direct or secondary environmental disturbances caused by human behavior. Notwithstanding, although threats to these creatures are currently largely ancillary in terms of by-catch, pollution etc, historically humans have had significant impacts on these species through direct use of their meat, eggs, skin, and shells – something which still takes place today across large geographical areas.

Why join the Ocean Plastics Charter?

We Must Engage All Stakeholders

We believe we can only end plastic pollution by collaborative initiatives towards a circular approach to production and consumption, mandated by law, and supported by government initiatives and local communities.

Plastic Oceans International Joins the Ocean Plastics Charter

A global pact for circular solutions to plastic waste management

August 27, 2020 – Malibu, California – Plastic Oceans International (POI) announces today that it has joined the Ocean Plastics Charter (the Charter), a global pact that offers a five-part plan to reduce plastic pollution in marine environments worldwide.
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Crush and Squirt turtles from Finding Nemo

Turtles and Us

Our Relationship with These Primordial Wonders of Nature

There is something undeniably majestic about the deliberate movement of a turtle. Whether it is the slow, composed crawl of a tortoise, or the quiet ease of a sea turtle in blue water, the presence of these creatures strikes us with a kind of ancient familiarity, captivating our hearts and minds.

Charlie Rolsky of Arizona State University

New Method to Detect Microplastics in Human Tissue

Traces of Chemicals From Plastic Previously Found in All 47 Human Tissue Samples Surveyed. New Validated Method Will Allow for Wider Testing.

Plastic is everywhere and this seems to be common knowledge these days. It’s all over our grocery stores, in our food deliveries, all throughout the oceans, come to think of it, it’s actually hard to find an ecosystem or community that isn’t riddled with plastic waste. What remains a mystery is if plastic is making its way in our bodies.

A New Type of Ocean Pollution: Coronavirus Waste

Incorrect Disposal of COVID Protective Gear is Creating A New Obstacle for Our Oceans

The demand for personal protective equipment has never been so high. With the coronavirus pandemic, governments and agencies like the World Health Organization (WHO) are advising the public to equip themselves with face masks and other essential gear to limit the spread of COVID-19. While they have proven effective in the fight against the virus, they also run the risk of being disposed of incorrectly, entering our waters and adding to the already immense and still ever-growing problem of ocean pollution.

Goodbye to Plastic Bags in Chile

Total ban in all businesses from August 3, 2020 onwards

It’s still common to be at the register paying and to realize that we forgot our reusable bag. From August 3 the prohibition of plastic bags will extend to all businesses in Chile. Now the cloth bag is going to be even more part of our daily routine.

Two years of farewell

In 2018 Chile implemented the law that forbids the delivery of plastic bags (http://chaobolsasplasticas.cl). This milestone turned Chile into the first country in Latin America to ban them. Since the law was taken into effect, 5 billion bags have been avoided, according to the Environment Minister, Carolina Schmidt.

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