Earth Day, recognized globally on April 22nd, a day where people celebrate environmental activism, stewardship commitments, sustainability efforts, and to spread awareness of environmental issues, will be observed in Palau this week through digital platform. In response to Earth Day 2020, Palau has dedicated a whole week to commemorate this occasion with the theme being […]
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New law signed incentivizing recycling
A proposed measure aimed at incentivizing recycling was signed into law on Wednesday. President Tommy Remengesau Jr. signed into law House Bill No. 10-11-1, SD1, which increases the items that are subject to deposit, fee and refund. The bill which is now RPPL 10-31, eliminates the 32 ounce size limitation for deposit beverage considerations. Remengesau […]
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Heirs to Our Oceans conducts first Plastic Pollution Forum in Palau
The Heirs to Our Oceans (H2OO) met with community members of Palau to discuss the problem of plastic pollution at a Plastic Pollution Forum at the Koror State Government Assembly Hall on November 8, 2018. The Forum commenced after H2OO visited Ngeroblobang Beach on November 4th where they conducted a brand audit of a sampling […]
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Rock Island beach clean-up yields exorbitant number of plastics
An exorbitant number of plastic bottles, lighters, plastic bags as well as fishing gears were uncovered during a beach clean-up lead by Heirs to Our Oceans on Sunday. Miel Holm, one of the heirs said in an interview that brand audit of the litter collected from the clean up revealed that a few of them […]