; (B) transport; (C) safe disposal of waste, such as post-consumer materials that cannot be recovered, reused, recycled, repaired, or refurbished; and (D) systems and processes related to recovering, recycling, reusing, repairing, or refurbishing post-consumer materials. (6) Under Secretary The term Under Secretary means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2. Statement of policy on international cooperation to combat marine debris It is the policy of the United States to partner, consult, and coordinate with foreign governments (at the national and subnational levels), civil society, international organizations, international financial institutions, subnational coastal communities, commercial and recreational fishing industry leaders, and the private sector, in a concerted effort— (1) to increase knowledge and raise awareness about— (A) the linkages between the sources of plastic waste, mismanaged waste and post-consumer materials, and marine debris; and (B) the upstream and downstream causes and effects of plastic waste, mismanaged waste and post-consumer materials, and marine debris on marine environments, marine wildlife, human health, and economic development; (2) to support— (A) strengthening systems for recovering, managing, reusing (to the extent practicable), and recycling plastic waste, marine debris, and microfiber pollution in the world’s oceans, emphasizing upstream post-consumer materials management solutions— (i) to mitigate plastic waste at its source; and (ii) to prevent leakage of plastic waste into the environment; (B) advancing the utilization and availability of safe and affordable reusable alternatives to disposable plastic products in commerce, to the extent practicable, and with consideration for the potential impacts of such alternatives, and other efforts to prevent marine debris