Press Releases
Thursday, January 20, 2022
On January 15, an estimated 6,000 barrels of oil polluted Peru’s ocean from a processing ship on its way to a Repsol oil refinery. Oceana says the disaster... Read More
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Oceana Report: Plastic Pollution From Amazon Deliveries Grows By 29% in Just One Year
This estimate is based on an assumed payload of 3,000 pounds based on a survey of different delivery vans (see: https://bit.ly/367o4sH, https://bit.ly/3kYoyYH, and https://bit.ly/3p2dITV)
[2] Kühn S and van Franeker JA (2020) Quantitative overview of marine debris ingested by marine megafauna. Marine Pollution Bulletin 151: 110858. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110858. Accessed: 2021-10-07
[3] Roman L, Schuyler Q, Wilcox C, and Hardesty BD (2020) Plastic pollution is killing marine megafauna, but how do we prioritize policies to reduce mortality? Conservation Letters doi: 10.1111/conl.12781. Accessed: 2021-10-07
[4] Geyer, R. Jambeck, J.R. & Law, K.L. (2017). Production, use, and the fate of all plastics ever made. Science Advances https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1700782
[5] Amazon: Sustainability report, 'Further and Faster Together (2020). Available: https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/pdfBuilderDownload?name=amazon-sustainability-2020-report – page 47
[7] IFH Köln: Online Monitor 2021. 2021-06-23 [accessed on 2021-08-09] ; URL: https://einzelhandel.de/index.php?option=com_attachments&task=download&id=10572. p24
[8] (2020) Amazon India successfully eliminates 100% single-use plastic in packaging across its Fulfilment Centers. Amazon, 29 June 2020. Available:https://blog.aboutamazon.in/sustainability/amazon-india-successfully-eliminates-100-single-use-plastic-in-packaging-across-its-fulfilment-centers#:~:text=Sustainability-,Amazon%20India%20successfully%20eliminates%20100%25%20single%2Duse%20plastic%20in%20packaging,an%20environmentally%20sustainable%20supply%20chain. Accessed Sep 20, 2020.
[9] New York Times, People now spend more at Amazon, than at Walmart (2021-08-17). Available. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/technology/amazon-walmart.html . Accessed: 2021-10-07
[9] Smithers (2018) Sustainable Packaging Market Innovations & Trends, p25. https://www.smithers.com/services/market-reports/packaging/sustainable-e-commerce-packaging-to-2023
" words="28" link="https://oceana.org/press-releases/oceana-report-plastic-pollution-from-amazon-deliveries-grows-by-29-in-just-one-year/"]Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Oceana released the following statement from Matt Littlejohn, Oceana’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, in response to Amazon’s reported decision to replace single-use plastics with paper and... Read More
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Oceana called on The Coca-Cola Company to produce annual reports and set clear targets for the increased use of refillable or multi-use bottles after the company announced last... Read More
Monday, October 25, 2021
Laura Dern honored at star-studded Oceana SeaChange Summer Party
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. – On Saturday, October 23, supporters gathered at the 14th annual Oceana SeaChange Summer Party in Laguna Beach to celebrate the organization’s 20-year anniversary, to... Read More
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Oceana’s New York Gala Raises $1.5 Million To Restore Ocean Health and Abundance
NEW YORK – On Monday, October 4 leading philanthropists, businesspeople, and entertainers gathered at a private club for the annual Oceana New York Gala to celebrate the organization’s... Read More
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Oceana Scientists Find Invasive Species and Deadly Coral Disease at Mexico’s Bajos del Norte Reefs
Last month, Oceana completed the initial voyage of Project Alacranes, the organization’s first ever expedition in Mexico to investigate and document the health of the Bajos del Norte... Read More
