Plastic in the Gulf of California, another threat to the whale shark
September 9, 2020
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus), an endangered species, could be consuming plastics and swimming among insecticides in one of the few places where they come to feed each year: Bahía de La Paz, in Baja California Sur.
Amazon ‘would have no problem’ switching to plastic-free packaging, says former Amazon executive Rachel Johnson Greer
September 8, 2020
“Amazon has the technical ability with its fulfillment centers to offer plastic-free alternatives to its customers, reduce plastic, and help protect the oceans and the environment,” Greer said in connection with Oceana’s campaign to persuade Amazon to offer plastic-free packaging. “It is really a question of will.”
Curing the plastic pollution pandemic
The Star, September 8, 2020
Over 100,000 signatures collected for the EU to consider all plastic plastic
September 7, 2020
Oceana, as part of the BreakFreeFromPlastic movement, adds its voice to that of more than one hundred thousand people who have signed against a draft that would make it possible to replace some types of plastic with others and continue to manufacture single-use products prohibited by Directive 2019/904. This Wednesday, the European Commission will discuss with the […]
California Lawmakers Fail to Pass First-of-its-Kind Bill to Reduce Single-Use Plastic
September 1, 2020
Yesterday, California lawmakers once again failed to pass the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (AB 1080 and SB 54). The state bill — authored by Sen. Ben Allen and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez — would have made history by reducing the production and use of a wide range of single-use plastic packaging and foodware, including […]