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Another year passes with no single-use plastic ban

Another year passes with no single-use plastic ban

| 28/07/2022 | 91 Comments

(CNS): It is now three years since the PPM-led government created a steering committee in July 2019 to shape a policy to ban some single-use plastics in the Cayman Islands, such as plastic bags, straws and take-out food containers. CNS contacted the Ministry of Sustainability this week about the status of the proposed ban but […]

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Historic Cayman swim highlights battle against plastic

Historic Cayman swim highlights battle against plastic

| 18/05/2022 | 61 Comments

(CNS): A history-making swim all the way around Grand Cayman by British environmental activist Oly Rush not only put the island on the map for endurance open water swimming but also served to raise awareness and cash for Cayman’s growing non-profit advocacy group, Plastic Free Cayman. After more than 36 hours in the sea swimming […]

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