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title: Singapore takes on plastics pollution crisis
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# Singapore takes on plastics pollution crisis

Posted on 18 February 2019

There are already more than 150 million tonnes of plastic in our oceans, with around 8 million more tonnes added each year.

This deepening pollution crisis is harmful to people and nature – and we urgently need a UN agreement to end ocean plastics pollution by 2030.

 In advance of a [global campaign](http://wwf.panda.org/get_involved/campaign_with_us/plastics_campaign_page/) in February calling for action by world leaders, WWF Singapore launched PACT (Plastic ACTion) − a coalition for business solutions to reduce plastics use.

Nine Singapore food and beverage, retail and hospitality companies have already pledged to reduce their plastic production and usage by 2030.

Kim Stengert, WWF Singapore’s Strategic Communication and External Relations Chief, said: “While the removal of a straw or slight reduction of plastic bags is great, these measures are just not enough to match the level of the plastic pollution crisis. [PACT](https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/press_releases/local_press_releases/?342250/Brands-team-up-to-reduce-plastic-use-in-Singapore) is a commitment to systemic change and the signees make ambitious and science-based decisions to do so.”

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![marineplastic2](https://latest.earthhour.org/hubfs/marineplastic2.jpg)

The Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon that is listed as one of the top 25 most endangered primates on the planet  
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