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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.

Sea Turtles Returning Home

How Do They Find Their Way Back?

It has been known for some time now that sea turtles return to the same beach they were born on to lay their own eggs. However, it wasn’t until recently that the how was discovered.

Plastic Free July Mexico: Mariana and Sue scouting for Plastic in Mahauhal

Plastic Free July Mexico: Dedicated and Committed

What is it and How Can I Participate?

Mountains of infectious waste, including huge piles of abandoned coffins and tons of hospital waste, are popping up in Mexico in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities announced that they had found 3.5 tons of hospital waste dumped in the forests outside Mexico City (the few lungs that citizens of the capital have), as well as 6,000 cubic meters of medical waste piled up in clandestine dumps, overflowing from trucks and buildings.

Zero Waste: A Life Without Waste

Zero Waste: Philosophy and Examples

Are there really people who don’t produce garbage? How do they manage to live in extremely consumerist societies, where often people’s value tends to be ranked according to their possessions?

Canada: A Province-By-Province Plastic Activism Tour

Doing Good for Mother Earth, Coast to Coast to Coast

For the past several weeks, our team at Plastic Oceans Canada has done a stellar job of pulling together a great resource for those interested in fighting for a healthier planet. It’s a collection of blog posts that provides a virtual tour of organizations working to end plastic pollution and/or advocating for healthier oceans, lakes, and rivers across The Great White North.

Campeche Turtle Project Mid-Season Report

Record results in protecting the Hawksbill Sea Turtle: 78 Nests & Over 750 Hatchlings

Welcome to the Campeche Turtle Project Mid-Season Report. Plastic Oceans International has been extremely privileged to be a part of this amazing community-based program during the 2020 nesting season. It’s been an honor to put our resources to work in protecting the critically endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle, in the Gulf of Mexico, supporting the amazing efforts of two local NGOs: Yuumtsil Káak Náab and Ninth Wave Mexico.

Lessons Learned form a zero-waste trial; shelves full of plastic packaging.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM A ZERO-WASTE TRIAL

Have You Ever Thought About Living a Zero-Waste Lifestyle?

Plastic Free July is a global movement that started in 2011 in order to reduce plastic pollution. Throughout the month, millions of people around the world take steps toward cutting down on their plastic waste by implementing small changes in their lifestyle. These changes range from buying a reusable water bottle, to refusing single-use plastic bags and straws. However, transitioning towards a zero-waste lifestyle isn’t as easy as it sounds. It’s a journey of patience and effort, as I discovered myself two years ago.

Sea Turtles: The Greatest Indicators of the State of our Oceans

The Demise of the Sea Turtle Fluidly Translates to the Dangers for All Marine Life

Sea turtles have been traveling our oceans since the time of dinosaurs, but they are dying. Fast. Their migratory patterns, long lives, and eating practices have earned them the status of bioindicators for the health of our oceans, and the picture scientists are gradually developing is far from optimistic.

Change Depends On Us

Changing habits has a real impact? Totally!

A cigarette butt in the floor, a candy wrapper dumped on the street, the plastic cutlery that you received with your fast food, in the trash… actions that happen in seconds, but their history doesn’t end there. That quick decision that you took will stay in the environment for hundreds of years. But everything can change if you believe in the power of your actions. In this blog I share with you information and thoughts that lead me to make a change, and I hope to encourage you to do it!

Plastic Badge of Honor

It’s all about the little victories

During these challenging times I think many of us have had a moment to think about the choices we have made the last few years to end up where we are right now. The career we chose, the family we have, the house (and country) where we live and also, what will we will be doing once this is all over. How many times have I read and heard “I can’t wait for things to get back to normal”….well “normal” was a climate and environmental crisis, so I’d rather not return to that.

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