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Plasticity Directors' Cut 2020 - Sea of Solutions, UNEP
In November 2020, United Nations Environment (UNEP's) regional S. E Asia headquarters, Bangkok, hosted its second annual Sea of Solutions...
Nov 26, 2020


Socially Distanced Cleanup - Water Rising Festival, Cambodia
In coordination with the national distancing rules, the Water Rising Festival took place in a new "distanced" fashion, empowering and...
Jun 22, 2020


Trade Wars Could Make Global Plastic Problem Worse
Developing countries are pushing back on the amount of recyclable waste they accept, prompting other nations to rethink how to get rid of...
Jul 16, 2019


Enlightened Buyers – Plastic, China, and How to Drive Your Brand into the Circular Economy
Douglas Woodring discusses enlightened buyers, the circular economy, and the the growing global waste problem. As our oceans get...
Apr 15, 2016


Plastic Waste: The Vector For Change?
Many argue that the two biggest issues facing the world today are climate change and access to clean water. These are the two macro...
Oct 15, 2015
How much are we trashing our oceans?
(CNN) - Nearly every piece of plastic still exists on Earth, regardless of whether it's been recycled, broken down into microscopic bits...
Feb 12, 2015


The Next Step in Corporate Sustainability: Valuing Plastic
Plastic is one of the most useful and important materials in modern society. Without the vast range of products and technologies it...
Sep 15, 2014


Take the Global Plastic Deposit Challenge
A huge economic opportunity awaits companies that embrace a global plastic bottle deposit system, writes environmental entrepreneur Doug...
Aug 10, 2014


Mining Profit from Hong Kong's Mountains of Plastic
As economies and populations grow, so too does consumption. In most countries, the waste generated has outpaced the waste management and...
Jun 5, 2013
University of California, Berkeley, Joins the PDP!
The University of California, Berkeley, has become the first university in the world to commit to measuring its plastic waste and...
Jun 1, 2012
ORA's Clinton Global Initiative 2011 Press Pack
September 20, 2011, New York, NY – The Ocean Recovery Alliance (ORA) announced progress at the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)...
Sep 20, 2011
Ocean Trash in the Spotlight (Again) at Clinton Global Summit
The big mass of plastic trash swirling in the Pacific Ocean is finding itself in the spotlight again today. First, clean products company...
Sep 20, 2011
Plastic Disclosure Project Wants to Measure Your Plastic Footprint
We’re all very familiar with the concept of a carbon footprint, but have you ever thought about your plastic footprint? Well, the Plastic...
Aug 16, 2011
Making Plastic More Than Disposable: The Next Great Brand Challenge?
Plastic is one of the great inventions of the 20th Century. But is it a half-formed innovation? We need to push the innovation of plastic...
Jul 7, 2011
The Plastic Disclosure Project
Everybody is familiar with ‘The Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ which is present in the North Pacific gyre, one of the five gyres of our...
Jun 1, 2011
Plastic Disclosure Project to Launch This Fall
Hundreds of companies and institutions should expect a questionnaire in early October about their use of plastic, with the launch of the...
Jun 1, 2011
The Plastic Disclosure Project Launches New Website
Plastic Disclosure Project (PDP) is pleased to announce it has launched a new interactive website. The new engaging platform will bring...
May 1, 2011
There’s a great future in plastics
If you have ever swum in HongKong’s open ocean waters you know that jelly fish are a concern, sharks are of no worry (they’re finless...
Nov 1, 2010
President Bill Clinton Launches Plastic Disclosure Project at CGI’s Annual Meeting
During the opening plenary session, President Bill Clinton formally kicked-off the Plastic Disclosure Project (PDP), announcing...
Sep 22, 2010
Project Aims to Publicly Track Corporate Plastic Use
NEW YORK, NY — The Plastic Disclosure Project is taking a page from carbon and water disclosure efforts by asking companies to report on...
Sep 22, 2010
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