UN Trash Free Waters
https://www.unep.org/cep/trash-free-waters-initiative-caribbean
https://www.unep.org/cep/trash-free-waters-initiative-caribbean
Did you know you are contributing to marine pollution by washing your clothes? Every wash of synthetic fabrics or composed fabrics (like cotton/polyester) discharges plastic fibers less than a millimeter in length. Wastewater treatment plants let them through. Fibers found on shorelines match with material used in clothing; polyester, acrylic and nylon. The impact of…
Oceans help feed the world, provide a living for millions of people, and are home to most of the life on the planet. NRDC works to protect our seas from pollution and exploitation. We help implement laws that allow overfished species to rebound, and we fight to protect coastal communities from offshore drilling. We work…
Trash Free Waters (TFW) is a program developed by EPA with the purpose to educate, raise awareness, and encourage trash reduction in oceans and coasts. The public participants in the program include state and municipal governments, NGOs and business. https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/newsletter-flow-trash-free-waters https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/archive-rapids-epa-trash-free-waters-monthly-update https://www3.epa.gov/region9/marine-debris/zerotrash.html
Litterati: Cleaning our planet one piece at a time. A global community identifying, mapping and collecting the world’s litter. This digital landfill is accomplished by individuals posting photos on Instagram. 1) Find a piece of litter 2) Photo w/ Instagram 3) Add “#Litterati” 4) Throw out/recycle litter. Join us. www.litterati.org
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The Ocean Cleanup is developing world’s first feasible method to rid the oceans of plastic. The Ocean Cleanup’s goal is to extract, prevent, and intercept plastic pollution by initiating the largest cleanup in history. The Ocean Cleanup Plan So Crazy It Just Might Work The largest marine cleanup project in history is set to launch…