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Changing Habits to Help Stop the Plastic Invasion

15-Year-Old Ava Bland Provides Her Insight

We have all seen how plastic has invaded every inch of our planet – from our oceans, lakes and rivers, to our coastlines, forests, parks, roadsides and more.

Many of us want to stop this plastic invasion, however the problems that we face are huge and it can often feel very overwhelming. This is why so many people ignore this plastic crisis when they are only presented with the problem and not a hint of the solutions. For this reason I have chosen to take small steps towards my goal of living life with as little plastic as possible, rather than taking one huge leap.

Inédito estudio sobre plásticos desechables en Chile

Plásticos de un solo uso generados por establecimientos de consumo de alimentos equivalen 23.240 toneladas al año

Un impactante video animado da cuenta de la gran cantidad de plásticos de un solo uso que se generan como residuo en los locales que expenden alimentos en Chile, el cual fue elaborado a partir de las conclusiones de un estudio realizado por Plastic Oceans Chile y Oceana.Read More

China Ebbs Towards Greener Future

Big Changes From An Economic Giant

For decades, China has been seen as the global bête noire of climate action. Notwithstanding an intensifying climate crisis, and subsequent geopolitical pressure to reduce its carbon footprint, this vast and complicated autocracy has made little environmental progress.

EL CAMBIO SÍ ESTÁ EN NUESTRAS MANOS

¿Cambiar de hábitos tendrá un real impacto? ¡Totalmente!

Una colilla tirada al suelo, un envoltorio de chips tirado en la calle, los cubiertos de plástico que decidiste recibir con tu comida rápida, en la basura… son acciones que sucedieron en segundos, pero su historia no termina ahí. Esa decisión que tomaste rápidamente, tendrá impacto por cientos de años en el ambiente. Pero todo puede cambiar creyendo en el poder de tus acciones. En este blog te comparto información y reflexiones que me motivaron a hacer un cambio, ¡y espero lograr motivarte!

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!

Girl horrified by a pool of plastic pollution. Niña horrorizada por una piscina de contaminación plástica.

Infographic: 9 Things You Can Do to Stop the Plastic Pollution Madness

Choose to Be Part of the Solution

Collectively, small changes that we make as individuals can lead to a big impact in the fight against plastic pollution. In honor Plastic Free July, we have updated our plastic pollution infographic offering tips on how you can be part of the solution. It’s certainly not inclusive of all options out there, but it’s a starting point, especially for those that are new to recognizing the issue and aren’t sure about what they can do.

Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium to Eliminate Single-Use Plastic … NOW

The power of great content to influence change

The Plastic Oceans International team is delighted to learn of the ambitious efforts underway to eliminate 99.4% of single-use plastic items at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.

New Youth-Based Short Film Coming Soon

Children are natural problem solvers. They believe that any problem can be solved, as they are unaware of the hurdles of the politics and process that adults accept as natural barriers to progress.

We’ve seen this first hand via our direct interaction with schools and youth community organizations throughout the globe. It’s that youthful creativity, innovation, and fearlessness that inspires us every day and that is the driving force behind a new project that we are excited to announce here for the first time.

Harnessing the Power of People to Fight Ocean Trash

It’s inspiring to once again have witnessed the power of the people successfully working for a common cause. In this case, for International Coastal Cleanup Day 2018, which took place on September 15.

What started over 30 years ago, with just two individuals and their idea to bring people together with the common goal of removing trash from our beaches, has turned into a true global movement.

National Geographic Launches “Planet or Plastic?” Initiative

WASHINGTON (May 16, 2018)— As the amount of single-use plastic in the world’s oceans continues to grow, National Geographic is announcing a new, global commitment to tackle this pressing problem. Today, National Geographic is launching Planet or Plastic?, a multiyear initiative aimed at raising awareness of this challenge and reducing the amount of single-use plastic that enters in the world’s oceans. Doing so will not only benefit the thousands to potentially millions of marine animals that become entangled in, suffocated by, or ingest plastic each year, but will also contribute to the overall health of the planet’s marine ecosystems and all who rely upon them.