Desafíos para el reciclaje en Colombia
Para una conferencia sobre plásticos de un solo en Santa Marta Colombia, nuestro Director Ejecutivo de Chile viajó en abril de este año a Colombia. En este primer blog nos cuenta sobre su experiencia.
Para una conferencia sobre plásticos de un solo en Santa Marta Colombia, nuestro Director Ejecutivo de Chile viajó en abril de este año a Colombia. En este primer blog nos cuenta sobre su experiencia.
An ambitious project to clean the oceans of plastics and disposable waste presented at the National Congress of Chile
May 11, 2019 – MALIBU, Calif., U.S. – Plastic Oceans International, the US-based nonprofit organization serving the ocean and global public to end plastic pollution, announced it firmly supports the legally-binding United Nations (UN) agreement to regulate hazardous chemicals and waste, including plastic waste. See the below statement from Global Executive Director, Julie Andersen.
Yesterday, the local Chamber of Deputies approved with 51 votes in favor, zero against and one abstention, a ban on various single-use plastics in Mexico City.
El día de ayer, la Cámara de Diputados local aprobó con 51 votos a favor, cero en contra y una abstención la prohibición a diversos artículos plásticos de un solo uso en la Ciudad de México.
On April 25 and 26, the director of Plastic Oceans Mexico attended the 4th annual art and sustainability festival, Art With Me, where she had the opportunity to talk with officials, businessmen, locals and activists to try and save Tulum from non-plastic pollution and other type of waste.
Este 25 y 26 de Abril, nuestra directora de Plastic Oceans Mexico estuvo en el 4to festival de arte y sustentabilidad Art With Me en donde tuvo la oportunidad de platicar con funcionarios, empresarios, locales y activistas para salvar Tulum de la contaminación no plástica y de otro tipo de residuos.
The Taina Maohi music school, located on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), is a non-profit school, self-managed by its founders, where they teach polynesian percussion and dance to children from 5 to 15 years old.
La Escuela de música Taina Maohi, ubicada en Rapa Nui, es una escuela sin fines de lucro, autogestionada por sus fundadores, que se dedican a la percusión y danza polinésica, enseñando a niños de 5 a 15 años.
The plastic pollution problem is a global issue that transcends countries, governments, industries, neighborhoods and levels of development. Currently most of everyone’s focus goes to changing consumer behavior and policy change, but companies have their share of responsibilities as well. There is so much they can do to reduce, reuse, innovate, communicate and in general make an effort to avoid single-use plastics to also make sure plastic doesn’t end up in our environment.