2020 News
COARE Drafts Proposed Executive Order to reduce Single-use Plastic
18 Decmber 2020
Working with PPC, COARE drafted an Emergency Executive Order which would reduce single-use foodware waste exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
Read the Draft Emergency Executive Order and sign-on letter here.
Presidential Plastic Action Plan released
08 Decmber 2020
COARE was among the convening partners to draft and launch the Presidential Action Plan endorsed by more than 550 groups outlining 8 priority actions President-Elect Biden can take to tackle the plastic pollution crisis
Read the Press Release here.
COARE invited to join the "Group of Friends"
05 November 2020
COARE joined the Group of Friends to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution, a high level consortium of Country representatives and other Stakeholders working from the United Nations Headquarters to further international action towards a global treaty on plastic
Learn more about the Group of Friends here.
Break Free From Plastic Prodution Act Introduced
11 February 2020
Ground-Breaking Legislation Addressing Source of Plastic Pollution Introduced to Congress
Read the Press Release here.
COARE addresses the UN Ocean Conference 2020
05 February 2020
On behalf of eight (8) other organizations, COARE's ED addressed the Assembly plenary to help set the agenda for upcoming meetings and negotiation
Watch the video here.