The Bahamas Plastic Movement is a nonprofit organization based out of Eleuthera in the Bahamas that focuses on reducing plastic pollution.[1] The organization was founded in 2013 by Kristal Ambrose.[2] The organization specializes in using youth to end plastic pollution. They are an active member of the Plastic Pollution Coalition.[3]
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| Formation | 2013 |
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| Headquarters | Eleuthera, The Bahamas |
Region served | The Bahamas |
Founder | Kristal Ambrose |
| Website | bahamasplasticmovement.org |
In 2017, the Bahamas Plastic Movement helped create Jack Johnson's music video for "You Can't Control It," and the cover for his album All the Light Above It Too.
Plastic bag ban
editIn 2018 a youth delegation from the Bahamas Plastic Movement traveled to Nassau, Bahamas to meet with Romauld Ferreira, Minister of the Environment and Housing, to ban plastic bags in the Bahamas.[4] The Bahamas Plastic Movement claimed that if plastic pollution on beaches increased that $8.5 million in tourism would be lost.[5] Fereira and his cabinet have since approved plans to phase out plastic bags by 2020.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Bahamas Plastic Movement". Bahamas Plastic Movement. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "The Bahamas Has a Plastic Problem, and This Woman Is Out to Fix It". Coastal Living. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "THE COALITION". Plastic Pollution Coalition. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Bahamas To Ban Plastic Bags >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Plastic bag ban takes first step". Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "The Bahamas to Ban Single-Use Plastics By 2020 | Caribbean360". Caribbean360. 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.