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170 countries couldn’t agree. The fifth round of United Nations negotiations to create a global plastic pollution treaty ended in disappointment in Busan, South Korea in December 2024, with no agreement reached after two years of talks. The summit brought together over 3,300 participants from more than 170 nations, all working toward what would have…
Santa Cruz County Packaging Ordinance, 2001 (12 page pdf)
Please call your Assembly Member to support AB 319 (Stone) – Connect the Cap aka Leash the Lid. Need phone number? Find Your Rep For more info pls visit AB 319: Myth vs Fact and the recent Floor Alert. All the groups below have been working in concert to see it passed.
The story of ALBATROSS unfolds through a deeply personal journey that began in 2008 when director Chris Jordan teamed up with photographer Manuel Maqueda to investigate ocean plastic pollution. Their first trip in 2009 to Midway Atoll revealed a haunting scene: countless dead albatross chicks whose stomachs were filled with trash. This brutal discovery shattered…
EVERY single piece of plastic that has ever been created since the 19th century is still SOMEWHERE on our planet. So if it never goes away, where does it go? Plastic Paradise The invention of synthetic plastic created an era of disposable products. Watertight and endlessly malleable, plastic is the perfect invention yet, its miraculous…
Video Synopsis This powerful advocacy video from the Save the Albatross Coalition makes an urgent case for California Assembly Bill 319, which would require beverage manufacturers to tether bottle caps to containers. The video combines stark statistics about plastic pollution with compelling imagery of marine wildlife suffering from plastic ingestion. Key Messages The Crisis in…