Oceana applauds approval of predictions for the regulation of plastics in the Economic Commission
October 31, 2018
The marine conservation organization Oceana congratulates the unanimous approval of the ruling on the regulation of the consumption and production of single-use plastic in the country, by the Economic Commission of the Congress of the Republic. The opinion seeks to establish the regulatory framework on single-use plastic, other non-reusable plastics and disposable containers or containers of expanded […]
Launch “I don’t want this in my ceviche” campaign that unites Peruvian chefs to reduce the use of plastics in Peru
October 30, 2018
This initiative promoted by MINAM and Oceana draws attention to contamination by micro plastic particles in the sea and our marine fauna. Microplastic containers that simulate “salt shakers” will be in restaurants and supermarket shelves to warn about the polluting effects and to ask for approval and subsequent support for a “Law that regulates the […]
Oceana Denounces Corporate Recycling Commitments as Answer to Global Plastics Crisis
October 29, 2018
As world leaders gather in Bali, Indonesia for the fifth-annual Our Ocean conference, the growing threat of plastic pollution to our oceans takes the global stage. Today, a group of more than 250 companies announced recycling and circular economy commitments as the solution to plastic waste, but Oceana says, “recycling and vague promises are not enough to […]
California Could Ban Single-Use Plastics by 2030
San Diego Entertainer Magazine, September 28, 2018
#ComeSinPlastico Chef Luciano Mazzetti joins Oceana against the pollution of the Peruvian sea
September 28, 2018
Technopor ceviche? Little baggage? Sweaty from plastic bottles? In a bizarre future we could find these “delicacies” on the table. Chef Luciano Mazzetti joins Oceana, the world’s largest marine conservation organization, to warn of the serious impacts of plastic pollution on the Peruvian sea. The popular chef of the “Travel and Test” program shared a video on his social […]