IN 2024 alone, over 22,000 kg of ocean trash were collected from TT’s shorelines, including significant quantities of single-use plastics.

In addressing the impact of marine litter on the environment, the Prevention of Marine Litter in the Caribbean Sea (Promar) project has been launched.

Aiming to implement a solution-driven approach to manage the problem, the programme, funded by the German Government in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme’s Cartagena Convention Secretariat, Promar is being implemented in collaboration with the governments of TT, Costa Rica, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, the British Virgin Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname and Guyana.