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Standards and Certification Programme for Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics in the Pacific Islands Tourism Industry

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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The toolkit will support the implementation of the Standards and Certification framework. It provides resources, good practice examples, guidance, templates and other tools to enable all tourism businesses and organication to implement the criteria and advance the proposed four tiers of the Certification Framework to achieve and sustain the goal of 100% reductions of SUPs.

Beach Marine Litter in the Pacific Islands: 2024 Activity Report

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Fordham, Danielle

Pillet, Julie

Marine Litter Study Report produced with the financial assistance of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group funds under the SUSTAINABLE WASTE ACTIONS IN THE PACIFIC (SWAP) project in SPREP, with associated project support of the Pacific Ocean Litter Project (POLP) and the Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States (GEF ISLANDS) for informational purposes only to acknowledge the support of work provided by representatives of the participating countries and territories, as well as all the organisations, communities and volunteers involved in beach clean-ups and litter audits and surveys for their valuable work throughout the implementation of the project and activities.

Standards for Phasing Out Single use Plastics in the Pacific Island Countries' Tourism Industry

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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The Standards for Phasing-Out Single-use Plastics in Pacific Island Countries’ Tourism Industry sit within Pacific Sustainable Tourism Industry Standards. The Pacific Sustainable Tourism Industry Standard, along with the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Destination Standard, provides guidance to the SPTO and its members to work towards improved sustainability in tourism as required by the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Policy Framework (PSTPF).

Pacific Region Compendium and Assessment of Current Research into Substitutes for Single-use Plastics and their Practical Application

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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SUP items addressed in this report include the most commonly used SUPs in the Pacific and worldwide, including plastic bags and containers for beverage, food, and personal care products. The items do not include plastic packaging for supermarket food.

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Bans, Levies and other Instruments Addressing Single-Use Plastics in the Pacific Islands Region.

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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This is the report for the project: Assess the effectiveness of bans,levies and other instruments addressing single use plastics on the Pacific islands region, undertaken on behalf of the Pacific Island Litter Project (POLP) at SPREP>

Reducing Plastic Production to Achieve Climate Goals: Key Considerations for the Plastics Treaty Negotiations

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Plastics production is currently on an upward trajectory and is protected to continue increasing exponentially. Global plastic polymer production double from 200 to 2019, reaching 460 million tonnes (Mt) per year and it is anticipated to almost triple from 2019 levels to 2050. This is uncontrolled growth threatens the global climate as well as human health, biodiversity, human rights and environmental justice.

Plastic Paradise - Bislama version

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Every year, the amount of plastic waste entering aquatic ecosystems is estimated between 9-14 million tons and this projection could nearly triple to 23-37 million tons per year by 2040.

Samoa Recycling Waste Plastics and Waste Oil: J-PRISM II and SRWMA

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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For the Pacific island countries, proper recycling of the increasing amount of waste plastics and waste oil is a pressing concern.

Pacific Conversation Card Series : Coral Prey or Plastic?

SPREP Publications, Climate Change Resilience

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Micro plastics are very small pieces of plastics, often created when water bottles, nappies, fishing nets, bags, paint and more are broken down by the waves and sun. Corals can mistake microplastics for living plankton their usual food.

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