The Global Declaration obliges signatories to commit to action in six areas: education, research, public policy, best practices, recycling/recovery, and product stewardship. As of the last progress report (2018), more than 355 marine litter projects have been planned, underway, or completed around the globe. Our projects range in size, focus, and scope and involve an ever growing number of partners. All are forging cooperation and furthering progress to prevent, reduce, and improve understanding of marine litter. At the present time this list does not reflect the entire universe of commitments. We are currently working to get each project included here. We will remove this notice when the entries are completed.
The partnership established in 2012 between Plastivida, the Laboratory of Marine Management, Ecology and Conservation (Oceanographic Institute from São Paulo University) andCosta Brasilis Institute, generated five years of important and unprecedented data in regarding the…
The partnership established in 2012 between Plastivida (Socio Environmental Institute of Plastics), the Laboratory of Marine Management, Ecology and Conservation (Oceanographic Institute from São Paulo University) and Instituto Costa Brasilis, generated five years of important…
Plastics are an important resource that must be recycled and not end up as environmental litter. In order to manage and optimize the flows of material specifically for this purpose, the volumes of material flows…
According to Bogotá’s Department of Sanitation (UAESP), food courts in Bogotá’s Shopping Malls recover around 8% of their waste, whereas, if waste was well sorted it could reach a recovery percentage of 60%. Considering these…
Fundación Sanar is a Colombian NGO which has helped children with cancer for more than 31 years. Healing caps, is an initiative the NGO started 5 years ago, in which they collect plastic caps, sell…
The Guide to Plastic Waste Identification and Separation is a tool intended to assist waste pickers and material recovery facilities in the identification of the most common plastic resins used in the Colombian market and…
In October of 2017 Acoplásticos partnered with SENA and UAESP to launch a contest to produce a short film (5 to 8 minutes long) that shows the importance of waste separation and recovery in keeping plastic…
Colombia’s Plastics Recycling Database 2016-2017 gathers contact information for all the stakeholders involved in the recycling chain for plastics in Colombia, including: everyday collectors, commonly known as waste pickers, material recovery facilities, reprocessors, manufacturers, converters…
The World Plastics Council (WPC) joins the Trash Free Seas Alliance and the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) in hosting “Green Room Event 8 : Stemming the Tide: Comprehensive Strategies to Prevent Marine Litter will…
In 2015 Plastivida launched the “Recicla Isopor®” recycling campaign to help educate Brazilians about the recyclability of polystyrene foam and also to encourage citizens to recycle their foam at take-back locations. Recycling collection bins were installed…