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Piles of litter on a beach

Common Seas asks for an Ambitious Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution that Safeguards our Oceans, our Climate and our Health

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Supporting governments around the world to deliver ambitious targets to reduce plastic pollution.

A maldivian woman in a headscarf in rainforest.

Protecting Maldives’ unique and precious waters by helping citizens and visitors to stop using single-use plastic bottles.

A beach clean-up in Greece, with a figure walking towards the camera holding a sack.

Supporting Greece to fulfil its potential for clean, blue waters and a healthy future

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Empowering communities in Indonesia to implement circular solutions

The Maldivian President, speaking at the UN General Assembly in 2019

From theory to practice: How countries can start developing policies to phase out plastic pollution

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A historic step forwards for the global effort to tackle plastic pollution

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Why we urgently need a Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution

Two children filling reusable water bottles

How can Britain’s schools meet 2022 plastic waste-free targets?