UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

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  Panama City rivers, mangroves and bay cleanup plan

  Panama City, Panama | Under way; 425 days of work

  A US$4.8 million, 425-day program by the Alcaldía de Panamá to clear waste from the Matías Hernández and Río Abajo rivers, mangroves and the Bay of Panama shoreline. 534 tons removed by 12 September 2026.

  Policy and advocacy
• Organization

  Break Free From Plastic

  Founded 2016

  Global movement of thousands of organizations; its brand audits identify which companies’ packaging is found most often in the environment.

  Policy and advocacyReduce
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  Kenya plastic bag ban

  Kenya | In force since August 2017

  One of the world’s strictest bag bans (2017), later extended to single-use plastics in protected areas.

  Policy and advocacy
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  Minderoo Foundation

  Perth, Australia

  Publishes the Plastic Waste Makers Index, which traces single-use plastic back to the companies that produce the polymer.

  Policy and advocacyResearch and science