Tuvalu shares uphill battle with plastic waste

Plastic treaty is essential for the island state of Tuvalu, as it fights with plastic waste.

“We have made significant contributions and efforts to manage plastic waste as it’s taking over our dump sites – we ourselves have undertaken a lot of work to address this issue - says Moe Saitala Paulo, of Tuvalu - However, despite all our efforts, it feels like we are constantly struggling uphill. We need a global Plastics Treaty to help tackle this challenge as we’ve done a lot that we can at the national level.”

ISLANDS is working in the Pacific to reduce and manage plastic pollution, including on Tuvalu. Moreover, while international negotiations continue, we can all start doing our part reducing our plastic footprint.

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