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
Eliminating Land-based Discharges Of Marine Debris In California: A Plan of Action from The Plastic Debris Project The Plastic Debris, Rivers to Sea Project seeks to minimize the land-based discharges of marine debris. Just like ocean-based marine debris, land-based discharges of human-made debris are comprised mostly of plastics. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/42231824/eliminating-land-based-discharges-of-marine-debris-in-california- The threat and impacts of marine…
Download: Albatross Coalition President Obama Letter 2017 01 16 Dear President Obama, Thank you for expanding the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument to the largest in the world and, at the September Our Oceans Conference, designating the first Atlantic Ocean Monument – the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. We, the Save The Albatross Coalition, were…
The Problem With Marine Debris Marine debris is defined as “any manufactured or processed solid waste material that enters the marine environment from any source.” Debris is everywhere—found around every major body of water on the planet, and below water as well. Marine debris is a global pollution problem that impacts human health and safety,…
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…
Aquatic Trash Prevention Great Practices Compendium – The Mid-Atlantic States https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-11/documents/trash_free_waters_great_practices_mid-atlantic_final_10-30-15.pdf Ocean Dumping Management The Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), also known as the Ocean Dumping Act, regulates the transportation and dumping of any material into ocean waters. The MPRSA prohibits or restricts ocean dumping that would adversely affect human health, welfare, amenities,…
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…
