Topic: single-use plastic
Cayman moves step closer to single-use plastics ban
Cabinet has approved the issuance of drafting instructions to legally restrict the importation of eight types of single-use plastics into the Cayman Islands.
Cayman one of few Caribbean nations with no plastics ban
Single-use plastics have been banned in countries and territories all over the Caribbean - but continue to be widely used and sold in the Cayman Islands.
Cabinet to consider single-use plastics ban
A proposal for the ban of eight single-use plastic products is heading to Cabinet, according to the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency.
Green groups upset over ‘heartbreaking’ image of turtle eating plastic
An image of a green sea turtle eating plastic wrap at Spotts Public Beach has sparked anger among Cayman’s environmental activists who say government action is well overdue.
Youth Climate March against single-use plastic
To raise awareness about the negative impacts of single-use plastic, environmental advocacy group Protect Our Future is holding a Youth Climate March on 4 Nov.
Volunteers remove 1.5 tons of trash from Little Cayman beaches
Thirty volunteers removed more than 1.5 tons of trash from the shores around Little Cayman over the weekend, including at one beach that had so much debris on it, the clean-up teams described it as being like a 'small landfill'.
Single-use plastics policy meeting cancelled
Local environmental groups have expressed disappointment over the cancellation of the second meeting of the government-initiated single-use plastic steering committee and the absence of...
MLAs need to set green example
Over the past few years the world has become more and more aware of the very serious and real damage plastic is doing to...
Letter: Ban single-use plastic to protect marine life
I hope that you after you read this letter you will at least consider banning single-use plastic. Please think of all of those suffering creatures and do something!
