On 27 June 2012 the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (at that time the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment), the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) and the Packaging Industry signed the Packaging Agreement (Raamovereenkomst verpakkingen) 2013-2022 which states, amongst other things, that companies must recycle more packaging material and make the entire...

A statement regarding the interpretation of Kenya's Plastic Ban (Gazette 2356), including exemptions.

By the end of 2017, China will forbid the import of 4 classes, 24 kinds of solid wastes, including plastics waste from living sources, vanadium slag, unsorted waste paper and waste textile materials.

ASSO-MER created BIM (Maritime Intervention Brigade) in 2017 who’s main objective is to collect underwater and coastal waste from all over Martinique in order to reduce their impact on the marine environment (including fishing gear abandoned or lost at sea).

Since 2017, the St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council together with the St. Kitts Ministry of Tourism, has championed a movement for a “Plastic Free St. Kitts.” Through various community engagement activities, the island-wide initiative combats plastic pollution and marine debris by raising awareness and empowering residents and businesses to reduce their consumption of single-use products. By...