38. River Cleanup River Cleanup River Cleanup is a Belgian nonprofit organization that aims to create a circular economy for plastics and prevent them from ending up in landfills or oceans. The organization uses technology to organize cleanups, change behavior, and transform organizations. River Clean...
Additionally, plastic pollution can also increase the costs of waste management and cleanup efforts. Governments and local communities must often spend significant resources to clean litter and manage waste. And it diverts funds away from other essential services and development initiatives. Moreover, p...
There is no one size fits all solution to solving the plastic pollution crisis. To have the greatest impact, three solutions are proposed in the study: reduced use, improvement in waste management, and large-scale cleanup. Plastic pollution continues to have a global impact on o...
The Ocean Cleanup hopes for an ambitious treaty which addresses plastic pollution throughout its whole lifecycle, including legacy plastic already in the marine environment – from rivers, beaches and coastlines all the way to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This week representatives from states, ...
Reduce plastic pollution at your local beach or waterway by joining a cleanup with your local Surfrider chapter. Stay informed about upcoming HUM x Surfrider cleanups by following our Instagram account, and bring your friends or make new ones at an event near you! If there isn’t a Surfride...
governmental organizations (NGOs) also promote waste management education and mass awareness along with the monetarization of marine debris. The recommendation for the reduction of single use in light of plastic marine pollution includes: the effectiveness of bans on single used plastic is researched ...
Permits and other legally binding mechanisms can apply pressure to reduce pollution. The pricier the cleanup, the better the likelihood people will look to upstream solutions. Granek, the Portland State researcher, says to truly address the issue, the focus cannot remain on consumer habits and a...
Plastic pollution on a river bank close to one of The Ocean Cleanup's Interceptors in Dominican Republic 1/2 Highly polluted river in Guatemala During storms and other heavy rain events, plastic emissions can increase as much astenfoldas trash is washed into waterways. Rivers are the arteries ...
We pledged to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at the source through the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment (“The Global Commitment”) in 2018. The Global Commitment has united more than 500 organizations behind a common vision of a circular economy for plastics. Driven by the goal of...
but there was no consensus about what “ocean plastic” means. Does it “100%” come from the ocean, as theOcean Cleanupsays, or does the term also encompass “material collected from communities with no formal waste management within 50 kilometers of the shoreline,” asOcea...