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 […]
Lawmakers fail to pass state plastic-waste reduction bill
The Orange County Register, September 1, 2020
Will the pandemic stop us from banning disposable plastics?
Huffington Post, Canada, August 27, 2020
Ban single-use plastics: the next step in reducing pollution
Latercera, August 18, 2020