Common Seas

Stopping the flow of plastic pollution, to protect our ocean, our health and our future.

[Common Seas @CommonSeas]

🌱 "Groundbreaking report"
🚀 "Pioneering work"
🧠 "No brainer"

Read our new research into regional approaches to EPR in SIDS and remote geographies to see why stakeholders across sectors are so excited by our collaborative vision: https://t.co/xvuYUJVpTm

#regionalEPR #SIDS

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💡 How could #regionalEPR support SIDS and remote coastal geographies to address persistent #plasticpollution and waste challenges?

Watch through 👉 for key insights from our new collaborative research.

Read the full report and Vision Paper: https://t.co/xvuYUJVpTm

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🚨 40 organisations across sectors support research presenting a new vision for regional approaches to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as a solution to #plasticpollution in SIDS and remote geographies.

Read the research to find out more 👇 https://t.co/xvuYUJVXIU

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📢 NOW LIVE: “Regional EPR as a potential solution to plastic pollution in #SIDS and remote geographies”.

Our collaborative research explores how #regionalEPR could unlock shared solutions & sustainable financing for plastic waste management.

Read at: https://t.co/xvuYUJVXIU

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@WinnieCJ @Hofmann_Lab @NatureConf

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Last week, Common Seas and @SpringerNature gathered leading scientists, healthcare professionals & NGOs to explore one of the most pervasive emerging threats to planetary and human health: microplastics.

Check out our key take-aways from the event below 👇

[Dr. Winnie Courtene-Jones @WinnieCJ]

Really enjoyed speaking at the @Nature & @CommonSeas roundtable '#Microplastics, a threat to human & planetary health'

Fantastic discussions with fellow panelists and audience

Talks will be shared: https://t.co/M77xaeSC2v

[British Society for Haemostasis & Thrombosis @BritSocHaemThro]

Golzar Mobayen presenting her work on tPA micro and nano particles at #ISTH2025 💉🔹@HarperLabCam

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@jellsmoor @WRAP_NGO @citeofrance Thank you for sharing! We're excited to share full insights from our research into regional EPR in #SIDS next month!

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@UNOceanDecade We're so excited to be involved and can't wait to see all the inspiring activities that our participating schools get up to across 27 countries! 🌊

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We are so excited that the Plastic Clever Schools International Day of Action is endorsed as an Ocean Decade activity! 🏫

Get your school involved in this exciting day of education & empowerment at: https://t.co/Y3990KhFTx

[UN Ocean Decade @UNOceanDecade]

📢 Calling all educators: Join schools around the world for the Plastic Clever Schools International Day of Action on plastic pollution on 7 November!

Endorsed by the #OceanDecade, this event supports youth-led action on plastic pollution.

👉 Register: https://t.co/ATTfD1a1Hb

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🖊️ Reporting on our time at INC5.2. Find out what we got up to during #PlasticsTreaty negotiations, from exploring the role of science, to supporting ambitious national action on #plasticpollution and more.
https://t.co/mr4W7oT1hJ

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Our reaction to the newly proposed Chair's text and #INC52 state of play under 24 hours until #PlasticsTreaty negotiation deadlines.

At this critical juncture, decisive action must be taken to agree an ambitious treaty that safeguards our health, our ocean, and our futures. 🌍

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Today is #InternationalYouthDay, and we caught up with Zara and Ashton from @HiddenPlastic to find out why a strong #PlasticsTreaty is so important for young people.

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Updates from Geneva, where we've been supporting #PlasticsTreaty 🌍 talks.

With just days left to deliver an ambitious agreement, there has never been a more crucial moment in the movement to end #plasticpollution.

Governments must now step up to secure a healthy future. 🌊

[#BreakFreeFromPlastic @brkfreeplastic]

Plastics Treaty negotiators: the world is watching.

Fix the process. Keep your promise.
Deliver a treaty that truly ends plastic pollution — from production to disposal. 🌍✊ #PlasticsTreaty #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Link to press statement: https://t.co/k4VzMNwv1s

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🚨 Civil society unite outside the Palais des Nations assembly hall ahead of plenary with a clear message to governments:

Keep your promise. Secure a strong, just and effective #PlasticsTreaty to end plastic pollution - now. ⏰

[#BreakFreeFromPlastic @brkfreeplastic]

🚨Showing our collective power outside plenary🚨

Observers gather outside the plenary hall, telling delegates to fix the process, keep their promise, and end plastic pollution.

#INC52 #PlasticsTreaty #BeatPlasticPollution #BreakFreeFromPlastic

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Final negotiations towards a Global #PlasticsTreaty are well underway🌎

From co-hosting side events on national action to connecting with stakeholders on the importance of #SIDS & #health, we're on the ground to support this historic moment.

Learn more: https://t.co/Ja6N4y2RIC

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NEW: National Planning Working Group on Plastics Action to support countries to ensure #PlansThatDeliver on plastics 🌍

📄 Our new Insights Paper draws on our collective experience supporting national planning in 50+ countries.

Read it now at: https://t.co/7B1mToxFii

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From #SIDS, to science, to civil society, the call for an ambitious, enforceable & equitable #PlasticsTreaty is louder than ever. 📢

Here's what they're calling for approaching INC5.2.

Learn more about the treaty & how Common Seas is supporting it at: https://t.co/dAW6I5teOi