We are just one month from WOVEN!

Leading experts from Everlane, XEROS, CiClO, Baleena, The University of Manchester, University of Toronto, UC Berkeley, Arizona State University, and more will join us in Los Angeles to workshop solutions to microfiber pollution from textiles.

Learn more: 5gyres.org/woven

📢 You don’t have to be a PhD or policymaker to drive change!

#5GyresAmbassador and UCSB student, Lily Poehler, has been making waves by advocating for microfiber pollution solutions in California!

Learn more about her work & sign the petition: change.org/p/stop-plastic…

Plastic doesn’t belong in our environment ❌

Our recently published paper revealed just 56 companies are responsible for more than half of all branded plastic pollution. Read the full paper to learn more: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

📸: Meg Haywood Sullivan

This week, we joined hundreds of advocates in Sacramento to lobby members of the CA Legislature on dozens of key priorities for CA Ocean Day! 🌊

Stay tuned for more ways to take action with us!

5 Gyres’ researchers joined #INC4 in Ottawa. As part of the The Scientists' Coalition, they guided delegates in negotiating a strong treaty grounded in the latest science.

Read about the pivotal role of science in shaping a Global #PlasticsTreaty : 5gyres.org/newsroom/scien…

Sustainability isn’t about perfection, but small actions do add up! 🌎

What are some of your favorite sustainable swaps & habits?

📸: Kathryn Kellogg

This view was captured by #5GyresAmbassador Katie Conlon as she embarked on a journey through the Himalayas.

Her Story Map, “Voices from the Himalayas for Reducing Plastic Pollution' highlights 18 communities actively engaging in ending pollution: arcg.is/4zHi1

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…