Campaign: Plastics
Oceana finds plastics in all marine habitats analysed in Valencia and Mallorca in low season
Oceana scientists and divers have found plastics in all the underwater ecosystems they analysed in the low-season in two of the Spanish coastal areas most popular with tourists, Valencia and Mallorca, as stated in the latest report by the organisation. In total these represent a dozen biodiversity-rich sites that combine different types of habitats, including … Read more
Åbent brev til miljøminister Lea Wermelin: Grib chancen og sæt nationale mål for reduktion og genbrug i det kommende producentansvar for emballager
Mindst 10 mio. ton. Så meget plastik bliver der udledt i verdenshavene hvert eneste år. Det svarer til en lastbil fyldt med plastik, der tømmes ud i havene hvert minut! Hvis plastik var et land ville det være den 5. største udleder af CO2 i verden. Alligevel buldrer produktionen og brugen af plastik derudaf, og … Read more
Plastic free tourism: Is it possible?
That is what a group of 29 master students from the University of Wageningen looked to answer by conducting a six-week study alongside Oceana on plastics and the hospitality sector in Mallorca, Spain. The research’s main objective was to understand the feasibility of sustainable tourism on the island and of plastic-free zones (PFZs), or areas where the use of single-use plastics (SUPs) are drastically reduced thanks to reusable options or through the use of more sustainable materials. Why Mallorca? The Balearic Island is a very important … Read more
Refillable systems could prevent 390,000 coffee cups from entering the sea in Denmark every year
Oceana estimates that around 390,000 single-use coffee cups discarded in Denmark end up in the marine environment annually Danes use 300 million plastic cups and 150 million food containers each year A new study by Oceana shows that refillable systems and reusable options could take Denmark out of its disposable plastic culture. Specifically, the organisation … Read more
Good coffee, bad cup: How to curb ocean plastic pollution by switching to refill and reuse solutions
Executive Summary Danes use large quantities of single-use packaging for takeaway food and beverages. One of the most striking examples concerns single-use coffee cups. A survey carried out for Oceana by KantarGallup estimates that Danes use around 130 million singleuse cups each year for coffee alone. Single-use cups are one of the top ten items … Read more
Danish Parliament fails to set ambitious measures to curb Single-Use Plastics
The Danish Parliament missed a key opportunity to curb the flood of single-use plastics that are suffocating our ocean. Instead of introducing binding targets and measures to support refillable options as an alternative to single-use plastics, the Parliament approved a proposal from the government that only introduces the bare minimum requirements imposed by EU law. … Read more
75% of polled Danes think that cafés and take-aways should provide reusable containers for food and drink
Survey commissioned by Oceana shows that Danes overwhelmingly support the reduction of single-use plastics and champion reusable alternatives Research also finds that over 90% of interviewees believe disposable plastics should be reduced Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organisation, asked a representative sample of the Danish population about their attitudes towards throw-away plastics. Seventy-five … Read more
Engangskaffekopper bør udfases for at undgå plastik i havet
Engangskopper er blandt de ti mest fundne plasttyper i dansk natur. Folketinget behandler lige nu lovforslag om engangsplast. Regeringen bør sætte et mål om, at 80% af alle kaffekopper er genbrugelige i 2030. Den internationale havmiljøorganisation Oceana opfordrer til, at Danmark udfaser engangskaffekopper. Uddgangspunktet er et nyt lovforslag fra Miljøministeren, som Folketinget netop nu skal … Read more
