Victory | January 14, 2020
Belize Phases Out Single-Use Plastics and Styrofoam
The Minister of Environment signed into law the Environmental Protection (Pollution from Plastics) Resolution, which will phase out single-use plastics, including shopping bags, food utensils, and Styrofoam.
The measure was enacted to reduce pollution of Belize’s famed barrier reef and other natural resources.
This decision comes after years of campaigning by Oceana and our allies, including thousands of Belizeans who participated in numerous plastic clean-ups and have seen the devastating impacts of plastic pollution on the country’s ocean and waterways.