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As a result of a United Nations General Assembly resolution passed in December 2008, World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8th each year. This annual event spurred the creation of a special collections around our oceans and the efforts being made in conservation ranging from pollution to habitat restoration to fishing and fisheries.

The special collection continues to grow along with Plastic in Our Oceans and 1Water, with a focus on the challenge of providing clean drinking water to the world population.

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BREAKING NEWS: Amazon's Plastic Packaging Pollution Problem Revealed | OCEANA
December 15, 2020

Amazon is inundating communities, the environment, and oceans with vast amounts of plastic packaging. A 2019 Oceana report revealed the company generated over 465 million pounds of plastic packaging waste that year.

Oceana estimates up to 22 million pounds of this Amazon plastic polluted global freshwater and marine ecosystems in 2019. Addressing this immense environmental footprint is crucial for the company.