Tag: plastic debris

With discussions at the IMO MEPC meeting on sea-based sources of marine plastic delayed until the end of the year, BIMCO is focusing on how to reduce plastic footprint.

The IMO's GloLitter Partnerships Project has been granted a one year extension by the initial funding body.

30 countries from across the oceans joined forces to tackle marine plastic litter under the GloLitter Partnerships Project.

Marusumi Paper and MOL will install a microplastic collection device, on a newbuilding woodchip carrier that will be delivered in 2022.

Port of Rotterdam along with several plastics companies, shake hands and agreed to set up a special collaborative alliance: the ‘Rotterdam Clean Sweep Taskforce’.

A.P. Moller-Maersk informed that extended its partnership with The Ocean Cleanup, a foundation which goals to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

In an effort to reduce plastic at sea and reach "ZERO-pollution" from ships UK Chamber of Shipping has launched its new Single-Use Plastic Charter along with a guide in order to assist the shipping industry reach its green goal.

Ministry of Ecology and Environment along with 3 three other Ministries of China announced the complete ban of import of solid waste from 01 Jan 2021.

MOL and Miura announced a demonstration test of their jointly developed microplastic collection device, installed on the newbuilding wood chip carrier, was conducted on October 27.

Businesses can now take significant steps to manage plastic waste and its impact on the environment, thanks to the launch of the world’s first best-practice standard for Responsible Plastic Management (RPM).