We agree, Alex Honnold! 👏

When it comes to taking care of the planet, sometimes doing LESS is MORE!

Help us protect our lands by joining the #PlasticFreeParks project at 5gyres.org/plasticfreepar… 🏞️

📸 : National Geographic

Interested in helping drive solutions that protect our parks from the harm of plastic pollution? Sign up to volunteer at 5gyres.com/plasticfreepar…, download the TrashBlitz app, visit a park or NPS-managed land and log what you find. It's as simple as that! 🏞️

📸: NatureBridge

Last week, #AB2214 passed the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee with a 5-1 vote 🙌

Thank you Assemblymembers Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan and Assemblymember Tina McKinnor for your leadership on microplastics, and to our supporters who sent 124 emails to the assembly to urge an AYE vote!

NatureBridge staff and students at Yosemite National Park loved celebrating Earth Week 2024! 🌎 🌳 🌻
Community science projects included studying Black Oak phenology, tracking Merced River macroinvertebrates for National Park Service, and collecting trash/sorting plastic for 5 Gyres. TY! 💚

#INC4 came to a close last night. 5 Gyres was proud to play a role in the @scientists_coa, alongside 350 global scientists, serving as a resource for delegates to negotiate a #PlasticsTreaty based on facts.

📸: @iisd_news

En un mundo que siempre nos dice que necesitamos consumir más o remplazar lo viejo con lo nuevo la verdad es que solo necesitamos *menos*. Únete a 5 Gyres en la campaña #HazMenosPorElPlaneta : 5gyres.org/dolessforthepl…

🎨: Kika MacFarlane

Thank you to NatureBridge for participating in our #PlasticFreeParks project! 🏞️👏 Learn more: 5gyres.org/plasticfreepar…

A great news segment featuring #5GyresAmbassador Armando Ochoa of 1 Plastic Life, a Los Angeles based nonprofit organization focused on reducing plastic pollution while transforming lives! 🌎

youtube.com/watch?v=WoX76B…

“Production really is pollution,” says one of the study’s authors, Lisa Erdle, Director of Science at the non-profit The 5 Gyres Institute.

theguardian.com/environment/20…

Belize-based nonprofit, Sea of Life, published a new report using our TrashBlitz app to waste-audit materials finding that over 75% of trash on school grounds consisted of plastic and plastic-hybrids.

breakingbelizenews.com/2024/04/17/bel…

The more plastic a company makes, the more pollution it creates, study finds. grist.org/science/the-mo…

THE SCIENCE IS IN 🧪New scientific research finds 56 companies are responsible for more than half of all branded plastic pollution. It proves the direct correlation between consumer goods companies’ plastic production & pollution.
➡️ bit.ly/ScienceAdvance…
#breakfreefromplastic

“These chemicals are persistent, so with continuous or regular exposure to them, there will be a gradual accumulation to the point where they start to cause harm.”

fastcompany.com/91110811/micro…

'Most plastic waste goes into landfills or is shipped to places like Indonesia and other Southeast Asian nations, many of which are already drowning in their own plastic pollution.'

cnn.com/interactive/20…

This week, our team will be advocating for a strong Global Plastics Treaty that is grounded in science as part of the Scientists Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty at INC-4 in Ottawa, Canada. Stay tuned as we share more updates!

nature.com/articles/d4158…

Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution theguardian.com/environment/20…

🚨 56 companies are responsible for more than half of all branded plastic pollution.

We need a #PlasticsTreaty that holds polluters accountable, prioritizes reduction of plastic production, & promotes reuse & refill systems.

Read in Science Magazine: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

How does plastic end up in the ocean, and what can we do about it? Our co-founder, Dr. Marcus Eriksen, joined Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness to answer these questions and more.

🎧 LISTEN: jonathanvanness.com/podcast/gettin…

'If plastic production remains constant, by 2050 it could burn through nearly a fifth of the Earth’s remaining carbon budget.'

thehill.com/policy/energy-…

Yesterday, we met with Rep. Jared Huffman at #INC4 , and we're proud to continue guiding an effective #PlasticsTreaty using science.

The Scientists Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty (@Scientists_Coa) includes 350 scientists who can support negotiators with facts and evidence.