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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.

Curated by mokiethecat

Eunomia Report
May 05, 2022
The world’s largest beverage brands have pledged to increase the recycled content in their single-use plastic bottles to targets ranging mostly from 25 to 50% by 2025. But a new study by consulting firm Eunomia prepared for Oceana, has found that these pledges won’t do much to stop plastic pollution from overwhelming our seas. Instead, a simple concept from the past still widely used around the world could be solution: refillable bottles.