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5 Gyres Institute
It aims to fight plastic pollution with more than 10 years of expertise in scientific research and engagement on plastic pollution issues. To this end, it runs expeditions to explore...
Alliance to End Plastic Waste
Their focus is on enhancing waste management capacity and capability by improving collection, sorting, processing, and recycling systems, especially in underserved regions. They do so through collaboration and collective action....
Break Free From Plastic
It envisions a future free from plastic pollution.Its members demand massive reductions in single-use plastics and to push for lasting solutions to the plastic pollution crisis.To achieve this, it conducts...
National Oceanography Centre
Research encompasses “Marine Geoscience, Marine Physics and Ocean Climate, Marine Systems Modelling, Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems, and Ocean Technology and Engineering.” It is home to the United Kingdom’s national marine...
Plastic Oceans International
A non-profit organization "dedicated to ending plastic pollution and fostering sustainable communities worldwide." Works through supportive programs aligned to its mission "to inspire and incite action that can lead to...
Plastic Pollution – A QuickLook at Leading Organizations
The Problem “In 2019, the production and incineration of plastic added more than 850 million metric tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Current plans for plastic production and use...
Plastics Solutions Fund
A collaborative of NGOs, charities, foundations, and research institutes is a sponsored by the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors that agreed on a common global strategy to "break free from plastic" with the following...
The Association of Plastic Recyclers
An international trade association representing the plastics recycling industry. Goals: Developing protocols for packaging design for greater recyclability. Improving the quality of postconsumer plastics entering the system. Fostering a strong...
The Ocean Cleanup
Is an organization that "develops advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic." It aims to "let the ocean currents do the work by installing U-shaped screens that would...