A cargo ship collects over 96 tons of plastic waste from the Pacific Ocean
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PICRC study finds microplastics throughout Palau’s reefs and beaches
A new study has found significant amounts of microplastics throughout Palau’s reefs and beaches
Australia commits to plastic-free Pacific
Australia renewed its commitment and support for the work to address waste and marine pollution in the Pacific
Threat Of Plastic Outweighing Fish By 2050 Heavy on Pacific Leaders’ Minds at Ocean Conference
Pacific urged world leaders at the UN Ocean Conference to support the development of National Plastic Prevention Plans and consider supporting legislation to phase out problematic plastics
‘Plastic pollution threatens future’: IUCN
IUCN Oceania regional director says “plastic pollution is a problem that we need to fix” as developments and economics rise continue to increase consumption of pollutant-making products in the Pacific region
ANZ becomes first bank in the Pacific to issue recycled plastic bank cards
ANZ announces to issue customers in the Pacific with 70% recycled plastic bank cards to lower environmental impacts
86,000 bottles of water on the wall: Tonga struggles with post-volcano waste problem
Tonga has seen an increase in plastic waste after huge quantities of supplies were brought in for relief efforts post “unprecedented” disasters in January
One truckload of plastic in our ocean every minute
The Consumer Council of Fiji stressed there are many practical ways to recycle plastics as statistics showed up to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic enter the ocean every year
UN General Assembly President at Palau conference outlines key ocean health measures
UN General Assembly President urged the global community to commit to concrete and significant actions to protect the ocean
More plastics to be added to ban list, says Samoa Environment Chief
Samoa to add more plastic items to the ban list upon the availability of appropriate alternatives in the fight against plastic pollution