Plastic Pollution News
Plastic may very well be our undoing long before the effects of anthropogenic climate change do us in. Plastic is fast killing ocean wildlife, and a wise human has stated that if the oceans die, we die. The anti-plastic movement has burgeoned from nowhere in the past few years, but governments have failed to act again. Some anti-plastic movements and websites have sprung into being only recently. And since plastic has become a ubiquitous subject in news accounts, we offer the latest plastic pollution news.
Latest Plastic Pollution News
"Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value." Buckminster Fuller 1895-1983
ANTI-PLASTIC WEBSITES
These 140 websites are either highly concerned about the plastic situation or have active campaigns to address it:
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One ocean. One mission. Let’s end the ocean plastic crisis together.
The 5 Gyre Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2017. Our mission is to empower action against the global health crisis of plastic pollution through science, education, and adventure.
Embracing complex problems. Empowering future leaders. See how Algalita is giving young people the opportunity to take up the charge against plastic pollution.
Your individual Actions make a difference! Get educated! Reduce plastics in your school, business, or community. Reduce plastic in your school or business Get educated and educate others about single-use plastics Lend a hand with cleanups of your local beach or watershed
TOGETHER, WE CAN HELP END THE FLOW OF PLASTIC WASTE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE OUR NUMBERS ARE STRONG. OUR DETERMINATION IS STRONGER.
take the All One Ocean pledge "For the sake of my own health and the health of all life in the ocean and on the earth, I pledge to reduce my purchases of plastic containers, packages and products and to actively engage and support others in cleaning up the beach. I celebrate every step I take towards a plastic-free Ocean."
There is a wide variety of trash found at river cleanups; from shopping carts to sofas, bottles to baby dolls. National River Cleanup® volunteers work to make these waterways trash-free – removing unique and common items alike. In no particular order, below are the five most common trash items found at river cleanups 
America’s Plastic Makers® are committed to doing our part to end plastic waste in the environment. Solving this multi-dimensional global plastic waste problem requires an “all hands-on deck” approach, so we are working and partnering with scientists, conservation groups and government agencies from across the globe toward real, workable solutions that lead to a future in which all plastics are recovered and repurposed to benefit people and our planet. We want to be clear: Plastic waste in our environment—in our ocean—is unacceptable, and we’re doing something about it.
Aayaan Aggarwal, founder of this movement, is an aware planetarian. At a tender age of 6 years, he understood the threat of plastic to our planet and strongly discourages the use of single-use plastic. The zeal in him to protect the planet has led him to initiate an anti-plastic movement. In the first phase, he is approaching restaurants to stop and discourage the use of plastic straws. He believes that it is totally unnecessary and is the easiest to avoid. He urges everyone to say no to plastic straw as he believes that this is the bare minimum anyone can do to save their planet... to save their future generation... 
Microplastics in the Marine Environment Increasing knowledge and building community capacity for action against microplastics pollution in marine environments
Disposable plastics are everywhere and can have devastating impacts on wildlife. Since mass production started in 1950, plastics have permeated our world at a frenetic pace with roughly 300 million tons manufactured worldwide in 2013. It is estimated that between 10 and 20 million tons of plastic debris end up in the oceans each year. Roughly 80 percent of that comes from land sources. Although it seems daunting, there are steps that can be taken to reduce our plastic footprint. Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited facilities have a unique opportunity to lead by example. The opportunity lies in doing what is right by our conservation missions, educating visitors and initiating change along our facilities’ supply chains.
As You Sow is the nation’s non-profit leader in shareholder advocacy. Founded in 1992, we harness shareholder power to create lasting change that benefits people, planet, and profit. Our Mission Our mission is to promote environmental and social corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy, coalition building, and innovative legal strategies. Our Vision Our vision is a safe, just, and sustainable world in which protecting the environment and human rights is central to corporate decision making. Corporations are responsible for most of the pressing social and environmental problems we face today — we believe corporations must be a willing part of the solutions. We make that happen. As shareholder advocates, we directly engage corporate CEOs, senior management, and institutional investors to change corporations from the inside out.
Our coalition of non-profits and community organizations is united in seeking to eliminate the needless waste and pollution that single-use carryout bags create. To do so, we support legislation proven effective elsewhere: legislation that includes a fee on ALL carryout bags (plastic, paper, thicker plastic that qualify as reusable, compostable) or a ban on thin plastic bags with a fee on all other carryout bags.
Bahamas Plastic Movement believes that through research, education, citizen science & policy change, we can create a healthy marine and terrestrial environment free of plastic pollution.
How humans are turning the world into plastic #BeatPollution commitments Governments, businesses and civil society organizations have been making bold commitments to beat pollution. Explore their commitments and add your own. Together, we can clean up the planet. 
Today, with the progress on the knowledge about plastic ingredients in cosmetics, we focus on raising awareness about all kind of microplastics used in cosmetics and personal care products. We try to attack the issue from all sides: by engaging people, cosmetic brands and governing institutions
Launched in January 2019, Beyond Plastics is a nationwide project based at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont, that pairs the wisdom and experience of environmental policy experts with the energy and creativity of college students to build a vibrant and effective anti-plastics movement. Our mission is to end plastic pollution by being a catalyst for change at every level of our society. 
Blue Frontier builds the solution-oriented citizen engagement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and the communities, both human and wild that depend on them.
Blue Planet Society is campaigning to end overfishing and the overexploitation of the world's ocean. Covering all the essential ocean news.
30 DAYS ZERO PLASTIC BOTTLES Plastic bottles are filling our earth and oceans at an alarming rate. 1500 plastic bottles are sent to landfills every second. At Boxed Water, we’ve had enough—and hope you feel the same. By taking the No-Plastic Pledge, you’ll be joining the movement against plastic bottle consumption and doing your part for a #BetterPlanet.
Join the global movement working to stop plastic pollution for good! Add your name to the growing list of groups who have committed to work together based on our shared Vision and Principles. Complete the form to join us!
Bye Bye Plastic Bags A movement powered by youth around the world to say NO to plastic bags Clean Oceans International is developing practical solutions to plastic pollution through innovation, education, and direct action.
Clean Up the World was established in 1993 and is one of the largest community-based environmental programs in the world. We unite community groups, schools, businesses, and local governments to carry out activities that address local environmental issues. We provide expertise, support and guidance to members in 130 countries across the world. Our vision is to inspire a billion people across all continents to tread lightly, clean up and conserve the planet. The next Clean Up the World Weekend will be held on September 20-22, 2019. Join us a global effort to combat waste and plastic pollution. 
our mission Reduce the use of single-use plastic bottles … by making drinking water freely accessible across the Balearic Islands. The Balearic Islands are our launch-pad to contributing towards a global movement against single-use plastic.
Clear Blue Sea's Mission is to Cleanse the Oceans of Plastic Pollution Clear Blue Sea is a 501(c)3 nonprofit located in San Diego. Together with government, private companies, other nonprofits, and the public, we believe in implementing solutions to fighting the problem of ocean plastic pollution.
We walk on our beaches, they go on for miles and we think to ourselves, they are endless, eternal. They are not. Like everything else in our natural world, beaches are fragile, easily destroyed, impossible to replace once they are taken away. That is why we need Coastal Care, a non-profit foundation dedicated to defending the beaches and shorelines of our shared planet. Through programs of education, advocacy, and celebration, Coastal Care extends a human hand to assist our great mother and protect her health.
In 2019, CCB will start implementing a new project: “Plastic Free Ocean“. The project activities will support implementation of the EU Plastics Strategy and the idea is to address the growing pollution of the Baltic Sea (and through it – the world ocean) by single-use plastic items, primary and secondary microplastics, and associated toxic chemicals through a combination of: – policy-oriented measures – awareness-raising public campaign – monitoring activities – assistance to identified target groups from private and municipal sector in switching to plastic-free alternatives. 
Take Personal Responsibility to End Plastic Pollution Currently about 300 million tons of plastic are produced each year to make bags, bottles, packages, and other commodities for people all over the world. Unfortunately, only about ten percent of this plastic is properly recycled and reused. The rest ends up as waste in landfills or as litter in our natural environment, where it leaches dangerous chemicals into the nearby soil and water, endangering humans and wildlife alike.Do you know why plastic is so bad for our environment? Want to find out how you can help change this? Read our blogs to discover more. We’ll also add updates about our products and any news we think you’ll find interesting.
In 2016 we formed the UK microbead coalition with Fauna & Flora International, Greenpeace UK and Marine Conservation Society. The coalition successfully campaigned for the UK Government to adopt a world leading ban on microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products which will prevent millions of microplastic particles entering our seas every day. We have also been working at the European level, initially helping to secure Europe-wide measures to address plastic carrier bags and more recently as part of the Rethink Plastic Alliance focused on strengthening EU legislation related to plastics and waste. In 2018 we secured two major EU legislative agreements; an ambitious revision to legislation governing waste from ships and fishing gear and a new EU Directive that introduces measures to target the top 10 single-use plastics found on beaches and fishing gear, including bans on certain single-use plastics.
We're calling for urgent government action to stop the flow of plastic pollution into our environment. We've won some game-changing laws over the years, including doorstep recycling. Now it's time to get drastic on plastic. We can all take small steps to avoid plastic. But for real impact, we need manufacturers and retailers to act. We want legislation to phase out non-essential, single-use plastics now. 
Global Plastic Watch (GPW) is a digital platform that maps the world’s plastic pollution in near real-time using a unique combination of satellite imagery and artificial intelligence.
Save Our Seas From Plastic Pollution! It is estimated that up to 12 million metric tonnes of plastic enter our seas worldwide every year. The sea is choking and can’t cope. Governments can turn the tide. Ministers are revising European Union waste laws right now. Ask key environment ministers* to fight against plastic pollution!
We are a pioneering charity focused on reducing marine pollution, especially plastics. We are led entirely by volunteers and all donations go straight towards fulfilling our mission. One hundred percent. Unlike most marine charities out there, our primary focus is not research, advocacy or picking litter from the beaches. We believe the best way to reduce marine plastics is to tackle it at the core of the problem – human behaviour. We have successfully completed several international projects. How do we do it? We connect the dots and show people how irresponsible littering will affect their own personal lives. Environmentally, aesthetically and to their well-being.
Biggest Online Petition against #PlasticPollution The who, what, where, when and how of banning a global plastic menace. It started off as a simple petition against the 7-Eleven’s in Thailand and their foolish ritual of loading up every customer with a handful of single-use plastic as they exited the store. The universe, however, had bigger plans for us. Our petition soon gained momentum, going viral and turning into a worldwide crusade against plastic pollution and its perpetrators. A stand not just against 7-Eleven but all such businesses that take our planet and our conscience, too much for granted. 
For us, our desire to make a positive change began when we began studying the UN Global Goals about a year ago. We were being homeschooled by our parents and, being children who have always cared for the environment and the world we live in, they thought it was a fitting topic to work on. The Global Goals consist of 17 world goals, brought together by the UN, which 193 world leaders have pledged to try and achieve by the year 2030. The goals consist of things like ending poverty, fighting inequality and tackling climate change. But one goal that piqued our interest was number 14: Life Below Water. It was through this that we came across the disastrous impacts that plastic pollution was having on our environment.
The Last Plastic Straw strives to educate the public about the absurdity of single use plastic, its effects on our health, our environment, and our oceans. We aim to eliminate from the source, single use plastic pollution. How You Can Help Join us in a global movement to eliminate plastic drinking straws from our landfills, our streams, our oceans, and our beaches. Simply request “no straw” at bars & restaurants and share your commitment with others. Encourage your favorite restaurant or bar to only provide straws on request from the customer and to use reusable or naturally compostable options to the plastic straw.
Our VISION is a world without fossil-fuel derived plastic. Period. Our MISSION is to raise awareness on the health and environmental problems posed by plastics while making the solutions more accessible, and empowering people to be part of the change. Our QUEST (cue the Lord of the Rings music) is to help as many living beings as possible, including humans, wildlife, and our shared home, Earth, by encouraging decreased plastic use.- NextWave Member companies are establishing ocean-bound plastics as a commodity to decrease the volume of plastic waste before it enters the ocean. Together, we are creating environmental and social benefit in priority areas through creating the first global network of ocean-bound plastics suppliers. Member companies are also raising awareness amongst the global manufacturing community that ocean-bound plastics carry a commercial value. Through our principles of open-source collaboration, NextWave Members are demonstrating to other manufacturers how to benefit from this new resource.
Cuidamos los océanos inspirando organizaciones y personas a adoptar un estilo de vida consciente. Fundada en el 2011, L.O.O.P. es una empresa social peruana liderada por mujeres que se dedica a generar conciencia acerca de la contaminación plástica. 
We will ensure there are more fish in healthier seas, improve the way wild fisheries and farms are managed and influence consumers and seafood businesses to be more responsible in their seafood buying choices. Clean seas We will ensure our seas are cleaner, track the health of our seas, identify key sources of pollution and develop innovative solutions for preventing and cleaning it up. Ocean recovery We will ensure our seas are better protected, improve marine management, secure more well-managed marine protected areas, recover, nurture and protect marine species and habitats, and track ocean recovery through research partnerships and citizen science.
Marine Litter is one of the largest emerging environmental challenges and needs to be tackled at global, regional and national level. The plastic associations in Europe are increasingly engaged in protecting the marine environment and encouraging stakeholders from industrial, political, scientific, non-governmental and social spheres to act together to preserve the oceans and coastal areas. With this in mind, we want to address how the plastics industry and its full value chain can support and contribute to the development of action plans against marine litter on regional and local scale. 
The next 10 years may be more important than the last 10,000 in determining the fate of our oceans."
The Foundation is a leading voice for U.S. protected waters, working with communities to conserve and expand those special places for a healthy ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. Working together, we safeguard species and the places they call home and preserve America’s maritime resources.
I'm Beth Terry, an accountant living in Greenbelt, MD (by way of the San Francisco Bay Area). In 2007, I unexpectedly found myself an activist, author, and public speaker after learning about the devastating effects of plastic pollution and my own plastic footprint. This site has evolved from a simple blog (formerly known as "Fake Plastic Fish") to a comprehensive resource on plastic-free living. Please explore, join a challenge, ask questions, subscribe. Together, we can change the world.
Fighting for Trash Free Seas The Ocean Conservancy, NAMEPA, the California Coastal Commission and the California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways invites all boating facilities, boating groups, sailors, fishermen and water enthusiasts alike to consider celebrating the aquatic ecosystems we love by holding a marina or boating facility cleanup as part of the National Marina Day celebration! By boat, on foot, at your local marina or elsewhere, join the movement! 
Planet or Plastic? Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, find out what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics and take your pledge.
The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment unites businesses, governments, and other organisations behind a common vision and targets to address plastic waste and pollution at its source. Signatories include companies representing 20% of all plastic packaging produced globally, as well as governments, NGOs, universities, industry associations, investors, and other organisations. The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with UN Environment.
We are turning off the tap on plastic pollution. NextWave Member companies are establishing ocean-bound plastics as a commodity to decrease the volume of plastic waste before it enters the ocean. Together, we are creating environmental and social benefit in priority areas through creating the first global network of ocean-bound plastics supply chains. Member companies are also raising awareness amongst the global manufacturing community that ocean-bound plastics carry a commercial value. Through our principles of open-source collaboration, NextWave Members are demonstrating to other manufacturers how to benefit from this new resource.
Plastic, of course, is uniquely problematic because it’s nonbiodegradable and therefore sticks around for a lot longer (like up to 1,000 years longer) than other forms of trash. And we're not just talking about people dumping their garbage overboard. Around 80 percent of marine litter actually originates on land—either swept in from the coastline or carried to rivers from the streets during heavy rain via storm drains and sewer overflows. So the best thing we can do to protect our waterways is try to keep as much plastic as possible out of the waste stream in the first place. The good news? There are many small ways you can have a big impact.
Nurdle Patrol started in November 2018 after a large number of plastic pellets washed up on Mustang and North Padre Islands in Texas during September 2018. We are looking to gather information about where nurdles are located, remove the nurdles from the environment, and create awareness about the nurdle issue
Non campaign: Ocean Pollution and Climate Change Pollution and contaminants enter the oceans through a number of outlets: offshore oil and gas drilling, coal-burning power plants, aquaculture, mercury-based chlorine plants, plastics, marine debris and more. Once these toxins enter the environment, they can cause long-lasting damage to marine ecosystems and adversely impact wildlife and fisheries. 
Plastic seems to make up over 40% of litter. Most litter begins in our streets into street drains that are piped to urban streams, flowing into rivers, then entering the Ocean. Study’s reflect 5 countries make up over 60% of all pollution getting into the ocean. One reason to volunteer with Ocean Blue is to protect ocean beaches and other natural resources at coastal cleanup by cleaning up beaches. Ocean Blue Ocean friendly volunteer beach cleanups removed over 10,000 pounds of litter at conservation efforts and public charities outreach events every year, thanks to volunteers like you, one beach clean up at a time. Join the Ocean Blue wildlife conservation society and play an important role to help save habitat loss in urban streams and national river cleanup events in the United States that are historically our american rivers.
The oceans are drowning in waste It has been estimated that nine million tons of plastic waste finds its way into the oceans every year. About 20% of this waste originates from ships, while the bigger part is land-borne – carried to the sea by sewers, rivers, wind or tides. Plastic is a nearly omnipresent part of our daily life. It has become a plague to our planet, because it is being used inappropriately. It is nonsense to make disposable packaging from materials that persist for centuries. On average, thin plastic bags – still a matter of course for many of us when shopping – are turned into waste within 25 minutes. That is hardly responsible use of such a persistent and destructive resource.
OVER 5 TRILLION PIECES OF PLASTIC CURRENTLY LITTER THE OCEAN Trash accumulates in 5 ocean garbage patches, the largest one being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California. If left to circulate, the plastic will impact our ecosystems, health and economies. Solving it requires a combination of closing the source, and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean.
Oceans & oceans of microfibers. Time to clean up our act! Plastic in the environment does not biodegrade, but fragmentizes We are now living in the Plastic Age, where almost all plastics ever made still exist
Have you ever walked along a beautiful beach and been surprised to find a piece of plastic at your feet? You might be even more surprised to learn that together with volunteers like you, we’ve picked up more than 220 million pounds of trash in the last 30 years. And the problem goes deeper than what you’re seeing on the beaches. Scientists estimate that more than 8 million metric tons of plastic is entering our ocean every year. If we don’t act now, there could be a pound of plastic for every 3 pounds of fish in the ocean within the next decade. Ocean Conservancy has been at the forefront of the trash free seas challenge for more than 30 years. Trash in the ocean has serious consequences for all of us, but there is hope. With your help, we can solve the ocean plastic crisis together. 
Ocean Crusaders free online education program is a resource available to teachers and parents world-wide, to download and present to their students/children. It educates them of about the oceans, the creatures in them and the hazards they are facing with an emphasis on giving them ideas on what they can do in their every day lives to make a difference. The greatest issue our oceans face is that the world is unaware of the problem we are causing. The convenient plastic bag and plastic products are everywhere and no one thinks of where they are going. Humans slaughter thousands of dolphins, turtles and sharks and hundreds of whales every year with little knowledge of what damage we are causing. With representatives across the globe and growing constantly, our education program is a unique learning tool and available to everyone free of charge.
Ocean. Now! is a collective accelerating ocean protection. We work with the medium of art to end the destruction of the Ocean. Now! 
OUR MISSION Expose the Truth. Protect the Planet. We expose complex, global environmental issues and promote advocacy through the use of film, photography, social media, and collaboration.
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Since 1969, Oceanic Society has been inspiring and empowering people worldwide to take part in building a healthy future for the world’s oceans. Join us as we work to create a more oceanic society. 
The mission of Ocean Recovery Alliance is to reduce plastic pollution on land and water by creating strategic solutions for governments, industry and communities which lead to long-term, hands-on engaging business practices. Our mission is achieved through purposefully designed programs to educate, build awareness and provide solutions which inspire positive societal change at the community, national and international levels. We bring together new ways of thinking, technologies, creativity and collaborations in order to introduce innovative projects and initiatives that will help improve our ocean environment. This includes creating business opportunities for local communities when applicable, in order to address some of the pressing issues that our ocean faces today. 
OVI is dedicated to providing sail training opportunities to youth on a worldwide basis as well as providing access to the ocean world and educational programs. In 2009, Project Kaisei was launched to focus on major ocean clean-up and to raise awareness regarding the global problem of marine debris/ocean trash. 
Single-use plastic waste is harming ocean life. Ocean Wise® created the Plastic Wise initiative to raise awareness and share solutions to address the crisis of ocean plastic. Join us. #BePlasticWise. 
“Plastic is ubiquitous in modern society and seemingly unavoidable. But is it worth risking the lives of marine species, the health of the oceans and our own future in the name of convenience? By taking baby steps to minimize hidden plastics in our lives, we can crush plastic at its source and help the world take a giant collective leap into a better future,” said Nil Zacharias, Co-Founder of One Green Planet. If we all take steps to identify where we use plastic and actively look for alternatives, we can drastically cut down on the amount of plastic pollution that finds its way into the ocean. The average American throws away approximately 185 pounds of plastic a year. If everyone in the U.S. alone were to stop using plastic that would keep over 555 billion pounds of plastic out of the oceans! 
Become part of the solution Make a personal pledge to stop using single-use plastic water bottles and instead use a refillable bottle 
One More Generation and OneLessStraw have agreed to support the UN’s Clean Seas Campaign by committing to continue to create environmental awareness initiatives for students around the world. OMG has already created an award-winning Plastic and Recycling Awareness Curriculum for K-6 which is now available nationwide. We also launched our global OneLessStraw Campaign which has spread globally with over 600 partners and thousands of pledgers around the world. Plastic pollution is now considered one of the largest environmental threats facing humans and animals alike and we are working hard along with our UN partners to find ways we can engage and motivate youth around the world to action. We encourage everyone to join in with the UN Clean Seas pledge platform and take action now! 
Our Last Straw is a coalition of restaurants, bars, cafes, hotels, and event venues that began in the DC metropolitan region with a mission: Eliminate single-use plastic straws. Our Last Straw (OLS) was created and developed by Dan Simons and Farmers Restaurant Group, parent of Founding Farmers, Farmers Fishers Bakers & Farmers & Distillers. 
Plastic Free New Zealand™ is a brand and social media campaign run by Our Seas Our Future Charitable Trust. Highlighting the effect of plastics and other anthropogenic materials on our environment, while advocating for more for environmentally friendly solutions. 
Parley AIR is the strategy to end the fast-growing threat of marine plastic pollution. We believe plastic is a design failure, one that can only be solved by reinventing the material itself. To create change, we can stop producing more plastic right away and use up-cycled marine plastic waste instead. Everyone has a role to play. AVOID PLASTIC WHEREVER POSSIBLE INTERCEPT PLASTIC WASTE REDESIGN THE MATERIAL ITSELF 
Our research aims to quantify the impact of different intervention strategies on reducing the flow of plastic pollution into the environment. That means we look at an array of global and local policies – plastic bag bans, container deposit schemes, clean-ups, recycling infrastructure and how effective they are at reducing the input of plastic into the environment. 
Showing where plastic ends up Click a point on the ocean 
The Plastic Avengers are changing the story on plastic pollution. We stand on the eve of a huge increase in global plastic production, waste and pollution. Therefore, time calls for a radical plastic transition. But what does that mean? We broke it down into 5 simple chapters. 
PlasticBagLaws.org is a website founded in 2010 by Jennie Romer, Esq. as a resource for cities and states considering laws limiting the use of plastic bags. PlasticBagLaws.org is not a nonprofit organization. 
By enabling the exchange of plastic for money, items or Blockchain secured digital tokens, we reveal the value in plastic. This empowers recycling ecosystems around the world and stops the flow of plastic into our oceans. All while helping people living in poverty build better futures. 
We all have the right to live in an environment without plastic pollution Doubling in 10 years Plastic pollution is threatening the marine ecosystem worldwide. Over the next 10 years, the amount of marine plastic waste will double and if we do not act, in 2050 the oceans might contain more plastic waste than fish by weight. Plastic Change is committed to reversing that trend. Vision Plastic Change has a vision that human beings are entitled to live in an environment free of plastic pollution. This means that future generations should be able to continue living off marine resources and eat plastic-free fish and shellfish, for instance, and enjoy living in a nature that is not polluted by plastic waste. 
A sustainability movement that empowers communities to change their waste behavior through dignity-based exchange systems that result in cleaner, healthier environments 
Every year on the 17th of June we aim to educate consumers on the issues around the misconceptions around recycled plastics, that this is only delaying the problem for future generations. 
Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics? 
Plastic Free Seas is a Hong Kong based environmental charity dedicated to advocating change in the way we all view and use plastics in society today, through education and action campaigns. 
Calgary’s Leading Voice in Zero Waste and Plastic Free Living. Did you know? Globally, an average of eight million tons of plastic escapes collection systems, winding up in the environment and eventually the ocean, and that recent studies estimate that by the year 2050 there will be more plastic—by weight—than fish in the ocean! With at least 80 percent of ocean plastic coming from land-based sources, Calgarians and other land-locked citizens are not excluded from contributing to both the problem and the solution. Plastic-Free YYC is excited to be part of the solution! 
The potential negative health effects of plastics are a major cause for concern. Not just for us, but for an increasing number of scientists and organizations as well. This is why we have initiated the Plastic Health Coalition. Together we’re working on more research, prevention, and solutions. Each organizations contributes from its own expertise. Click on the logos below to learn more about our partners. 
GRITTI BRITCHES has teamed up with Plastic Ocean Project to help clean up the ocean and look good doing it. Using Artwork created with plastic from the ocean by Plastic Ocean Project founder, Bonnie Monteleone, they tell the story of how humans have changed the seascape with plastic. Sadly it is a very different ocean than what the original "Great Wave" artist saw less than 200 years ago. A portion of the proceeds go to Plastic Ocean Project's Fishing4Plastics efforts with local fisherman. Your purchase helps fund the restoration of the ocean that we all love. GRITTI BRITCHES is proud to partner with Plastic Oceans Project. 
Our Mission Is To Inform, Inspire and Incite On The Issue of Plastic Pollution. 
Building a Global Network of Local Initiatives Every minute, 19 tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean, which is the equivalent of a garbage truck. The consequences for fauna, flora and human health are irremediable. It has, therefore, become urgent to act! 
Discovering new sources of marine plastic pollution Our Mission Our Goal, Vision & Commitment Our Events Learn more about what we do, and get in touch Get Involved Volunteer, Participate, or Donate 
it’s not just ships, fish and plant remains that make their way to the sea via rivers. Different types of plastic waste as well – particles hardly visible to the human eye as well as yogurt pots or entire plastic bags in equal measure – ultimately find their way to the ocean 
APP has 10 Core Beliefs that guide our decisions and help us prioritize where we believe we can make change happen the fastest. 1. The power of simple APP’s believes in plain speaking. It’s either plastic, or it’s not plastic. Somehow plastic has become a very complicated issue and it suits those that don’t want change to complicate it even further. Our goal is to bring a straight-talking clarity to the world of plastic, using language that everyone relates to. Bravo for plain English! 
Plastic is versatile, lightweight, flexible, moisture resistant, strong, and relatively inexpensive. Those are the attractive qualities that lead us, around the world, to such a voracious appetite and over-consumption of plastic goods. However, durable and very slow to degrade, plastic materials that are used in the production of so many products all, ultimately, become waste with staying power. Our tremendous attraction to plastic, coupled with an undeniable behavioral propensity of increasingly over-consuming, discarding, littering and thus polluting, has become a combination of lethal nature. 
Plastic Pollution Coalition is a growing global alliance of individuals, organizations, businesses, and policymakers working toward a world free of plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on humans, animals, waterways and oceans, and the environment. Plastic Pollution Solutions consults with organizations to reduce their single-use plastic footprint by exploring innovative solutions to implement throughout their value chains. We also advise on ways to amplify these examples of sustainability leadership. 
We have big aspirations - that the only footprint we leave behind, are those that disappear with the rise of the tide - that there is no plastic in nature by 2030. In order to reduce our plastic footprint, we must advocate for new policy standards, new incentives for industry, and new models of innovation for plastic avoidance, use, reuse and waste management. 
“Every minute, the equivalent of one full garbage truck of plastic trash is dumped in the sea. That is 1440 trucks per 24 hours and 8 BILLION kilos per year.” 
There's no one to blame, but ourselves. Our throw-away culture. Our consumerism. Our lives of excess. Our apathy toward our home and our own bodies. It's time to stop. It's time we fix it. It's no longer a question of when, it is a question of how. That's where we come in. Join the movement to stop plastic pollution. Become an ocean warrior. From legislation to reducing your use to connecting our youth to the oceans in a direct way, we'll be your guide. We're declaring war on plastic pollution. 
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A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to our overwhelming litter problem. 
At Plastic Whale we don’t like talking about the problem too much. We rather work on the solution! By creating cool products from plastic waste, involving as many people as possible. The more people join, the more positive impact we create. We started in Amsterdam, but we want to go global. There are many ways in which you can contribute to the solution: come plastic fishing with us, spread the word, create your own cool product, support our school programme. Just hop on board! 
Today the ‘plastification’ of our oceans and our environments has finally reached the attention of the global community. Following the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal. See our collection of interesting links addressing our challenges: 
Precious Plastic is a project trying to boost plastic recycling worldwide. We try to do that by providing tools and knowledge to people around the world. For free, of course. Trying to give people solutions to fight plastic pollution. Precious Plastic was started by Dave Hakkens in 2013. By now, the project counts on the contributions of dozens of people joining the project with their skills and knowledge. The project is also helped by hundreds of monthly donations on our Patreon and thousands single donations. Check the video below for the full story behind Precious Plastic. The project has been picked up by hundreds of people around the world that built the machines and started recycling plastic waste. Check our map to get a feeling. 
Recycle Rebuild aims to create jobs, help the environment, empower communities and resolve supply/demand issues for specific building materials and products after natural disasters. We do this by identifying products that are in high demand, then employing and training members of the affected communities to help them use up to 100% recycled waste products. These materials can then be sold at an affordable price and the profits reinvested into the newly-formed micro-enterprise, creating a self-sustaining business that can grow to meet the wider demands of the region for the long term. 
Unique Anti Plastic Posters designed and sold by artists. Shop affordable wall art to hang in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere 
Towards a future free from plastic pollution Rethink Plastic is an alliance of leading European NGOs, representing thousands of active groups, supporters and citizens in every EU Member State. We are part of the global Break Free From Plastic movement, consisting of over 1000 NGOs and millions of citizens worldwide. 
This is not just about plastic While most studies have looked specifically at microplastics and synthetic microfibers and their effect on sea creatures, all of our clothing is making microfibers. That includes cotton, wool, hemp, etc. There are dyes and other chemicals associated with organic clothing as well as synthetics and for that reason, we need to stop all of this manmade fiber from entering our waterways. There are no filter technologies currently available that will both stop microfiber pollution and allow water to flow at required rates. In addition, this is not a problem easily regulated away, like microbeads. 
Sailors for the Sea unites boaters to protect the ocean. The ocean is in trouble. Here’s how we know: ocean statistics, 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean, 90% less large fish in the sea, Global Ocean surface temperatures have warmed 1.5 degrees But together we can make a difference Whether you race your sunfish on a lake, or are on your 20th circumnavigation – you have the power to solve the most serious threats to our ocean. 
Sea Change is an EU H2020 funded project that aims to establish a fundamental “Sea Change” in the way European citizens view their relationship with the sea, by empowering them, as Ocean Literate citizens, to take direct and sustainable action towards a healthy ocean, healthy communities and ultimately a healthy planet. Find out more Our Ocean, Our Health The ocean makes planet Earth a habitable place to live and the marine environment is a source of vital human health benefits. 
The SeaCleaners’ commitment, with the Manta project, goes far beyond an innovative and operational solution. Our vision for the preservation of the oceans is global, long-term and worldwide. It integrates economic, social, human, educational and scientific perspectives in a dynamic and solidarity-based project. 
Seas At Risk is an umbrella organisation of environmental NGOs from across Europe that promotes ambitious policies for marine protection at European and international level. Guiding Principles Seas At Risk aims at the protection and restoration of the marine environment. While the work of Seas At Risk reaches into every corner of concern about the marine environment, and while we regularly work on a multitude of different marine environmental issues, there are some basic principles that transcend individual issues and guide the direction of our work. 
The icy heartbeat of our planet, Antarctica is critical to the health of our oceans and future of our only home. Join us now and be a part of the greatest act of ocean protection in history. 
Sea Save Foundation actively seeks to change legislation by rallying constituents to contact their local representatives to sponsor or reject bills that have an impact on marine plastic pollution. One recent victory is AB 1884, a California bill to ban plastic straws. Sea Shepherd | Join our direct action crew and support our campaigns to defend ocean wildlife.
Improving human and ecological health through innovative science and global partnerships” The Shaw Institute is a 501(c)3 nonprofit scientific research organization based in Maine and New York. Founded in 1990 by environmental health scientist Dr. Susan Shaw, its mission is to discover and expose environmental threats to people and wildlife through innovative science and to engage in global partnerships to improve human and ecological health. Over three decades, our research on plastics, ocean pollution, flame retardants, and climate change has informed public opinion and fueled policy, impacting millions of people in the U.S. and around the world. 
Project STOP uses a “system enabler” approach in which a team of experts in waste management, plastic recycling, organics management, behavior change, and program governance help a city design and then implement a low-cost waste management system in which all households and institutions benefit from collection, and plastics are kept out of the environment. 
It's time to change. STOP PLASTIC POLLUTION FOUNDATION The foundation was set up by Steve Stievenart in order to bring the issue of plastic pollution to the world's attention, raise awareness of its consequences and find preventative solutions to the problem. Stop Plastic Pollution has set itself the mission of both avoiding the mistakes of the past and not repeating them, and taking strong action to protect the planet from this damaging affliction. 
Let’s Work Together – For a World Free of Plastic Pollution From microbeads to plastic bags to Styrofoam and more, we’re teaming with hundreds of thousands of people all over the planet to work for upstream Solutions to plastic pollution. Our latest campaign and movie is all about the plastic microfibers that are shed when we wash our yoga pants, fleeces… even our underwear. It’s a big problem, and we’re bringing together thousands of people to demand accountability, transparency, and real Solutions. 
Suncoast Rise Above Plastics Coalition We are a coalition of 17 organizations who envision a future without coastal and marine debris, a world where we ditch single-use plastics in our daily lives, and a time where we protect the coastlines and oceans we love. We pursue our vision through research, education and engaging citizens, local businesses, and community leaders. 
Plastic pollution is the ‘new sewage’. Tackling it is our number one priority. Plastic Pollution Plastic pollution has sadly become synonymous with all of our favourite coastal activities - from surfing to swimming, beach holidays to wildlife watching - it is simply an expected part of our experience. But one that we should not, and do not, accept. 
Rise Above Plastics is designed to eliminate the impacts of plastics in the marine environment by raising awareness about the dangers of plastic pollution and by advocating for a reduction of single-use plastics and the recycling of all plastics. 
OUR IMPACT 10 million pieces of rubbish removed Participation in 129 countries 300,000 people educated Join the movement to make plastic pollution a thing of the past. 
Tangaroa Blue Foundation is an Australia-wide not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the removal and prevention of marine debris: one of the major environmental issues worldwide. 
TAP is an outreach initiative which aims to educate global travelers about the harmful impacts of using disposable plastic water bottles and therefore encourage travelers to be prepared to clean their own drinking water. Our vision is to catalyze a self-sustaining global movement resulting it the near-elimination of travelers’ dependence on disposable plastic water bottles. Why use alternatives to disposable plastic water bottles? The use of disposable plastic bottles while traveling is: hard on the environment, hard on the communities left with the garbage, it’s expensive, and it can often be unhealthy. No traveler wants to leave a trail of plastic water bottles behind them, but many don’t know how to avoid it. The solution is easy: Carry a reusable water bottle and a method to clean the water. Help avoid the waste of hundreds of millions of plastic bottles each year. 
While plastic has many valuable uses, we have become addicted to single-use or disposable plastic — with severe environmental consequences. Around the world, one million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute, while up to 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are used worldwide every year. In total, half of all plastic produced is designed to be used only once — and then thrown away. Plastic waste is now so ubiquitous in the natural environment that scientists have even suggested it could serve as a geological indicator of the Anthropocene era. So how did we get here? 
Upcycle the Gyres Society On a mission to make the ocean a plastic-free zone. 
We’re working to create a whole new cultural idea - Throw-Away-Free Places - and make it the new normal. Our goal: eliminate throw-away at the iconic places we love and show why its better. Grabbing lunch at the aquarium, zoo, museum or game? No problem. No throw-away. Imagine visiting Throw-Away-Free Places throughout the country. LEARN MORE Throw-Away-Free Communities Imagine taking Throw-Away-Free to an entire city - no more throw-away when you’re sitting down to eat, and all the restaurants and food delivery businesses are using reusable to-go cups and to-go boxes that are part of a community-wide system. Sound crazy? Pie in the sky? The great news is that it’s happening right now. 
We Create Art to Save the Sea!! Washed Ashore builds and exhibits aesthetically powerful art to educate a global audience about plastic pollution in oceans and waterways and spark positive changes in consumer habits. 
Waste Free Oceans is dedicated to transforming ocean plastic. Our main goal is to reduce the global impact of marine litter. By mobilising fisheries, recyclers, manufacturers and policy makers, WFO aims to reduce, reuse and ultimately recycle marine litter, mitigating the impact on both the environment and natural resources. 
Our mission at Waves Not Plastic is to bring awareness to plastic pollution through passion! This organization has been established for ocean enthusiasts like you to make a difference in communities around the world. We strive to clean up our oceans and change the tide on how our world refuses, reuses, reduces, and recycles. Make the pledge and refuse single-use plastic. Do what you love, take care of the environment and make a difference! 
Let’s Make a #PlasticPact! Home > Let’s Make a #PlasticPact! The statistics on plastic are staggering. Estimated 500 million plastic straws used in the US each day. 35 billion plastic water bottles thrown away each year in the US. 50% of the plastic we use is single use. Plastic doesn't degrade, it just breaks into smaller and smaller pieces. 
We are filling the oceans with millions of tons of plastics and other trash daily. Researchers now estimate there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by the year 2050. This trash threatens animals, birds and marine life that mistake it for food. But it also threatens us. As plastic breaks down in the water, dangerous chemicals become concentrated in the marine food web and contaminate the seafood we eat 
Take Action on Plastic We need to build a huge movement if we’re going to turn the tide on plastic pollution. Join our fight now. 
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