Marine Litter Solutions

Coastal Cleanups

The plastics industry is engaged and supports coastal cleanups around the world as a way to raise the awareness about the effects of marine litter in society.

Waste Free Oceans

Within the framework of this EuPC project, fishing boats outfitted with a special trawl will be able to collect two to eight tonnes of waste which will then be cleaned and recyc ...

Operation Clean Sweep

Jointly managed by SIP, ACC et the Canadian Plastics Association, Operation Clean Sweep aims to prevent the release of resin pellets into the environment.

GESAMP

The plastics industry provides GESAMP with scientific expertise and funding for Group 40, which looks into the sources, fate and effects of micro-plastics in the marine environm ...

Coastal Cleanups
Waste Free Oceans
Operation Clean Sweep
GESAMP

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Plastic Makers Commit to Global Collaboration on Marine Litter Solutions

Bins on Beaches: Too Valuable To Waste

ACC Supports "Go H2O" with LA's Best

Joint Declaration
Representatives of plastics organizations from around the globe have released a "Declaration for Solutions on Marine Litter”, aiming to reach six major objectives
UNEP website
UNEP develops programs to combat marine debris and also acts as a comprehensive source of information on global activities

Global plastics industry launches action plan

17/11/2011

Source: Joint Declaration signatories

Plastics industry leaders from across the world met this week in Dubai to create a global action plan for solutions on marine litter. This action plan describes actions to be taken and progress to be reported by signatories in 2012.

Waste Free Oceans- official launch in Belgium (Ostend)

08/11/2011

Source: EuPC

On November 8, Belgian fishermen will be collecting plastic and other marine litter in the Oostende harbour, as part of an event organized in the framework of the European Waste Free Oceans initiative.

Identiplast 2011: towards no plastics ending up in landfills

02/11/2011

Source: PlasticsEurope

Organized by PlasticsEurope and the International plastics value chain, Identiplast 2011 was held at the Royal Tapestry Factory in Madrid on October 3 and 4.

Plastics industry's initiative for the protection of our seas and oceans