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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...
A Plastic Planet
It is concerned about the increase in pollution and it's impact on health. Therefore, it "is working with: politicians, scientists, charities, NGOs, packaging manufacturers, consumer goods producers, and supermarkets themselves...
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...
FracTracker Alliance
It started as a project that investigated "health concerns and data gaps surrounding western PA fracking." Since then, it's developed into a nonprofit organization which "supports groups across the United...
Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP)
A platform for collaboration among policymakers, businesses, and civil society groups to address the issue of plastic pollution and waste. Through its efforts, aims to create a sustainable and practical...
Plastic Change
An international organisation that "works with research, education, political and public campaigns to raise awareness about the growing plastic pollution in the oceans and the water environment." Publications: Documentation Solutions...
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...
Plastic Solutions Fund
A sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors; a nonprofit organization whose mission is to "help donors create thoughtful and effective philanthropy throughout the world." Works to "stem the tide of...
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
It "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 channel floating plastic...