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5 Gyres Institute
Santa Monica, California, USA | Founded 2009
Science-led nonprofit that measured plastic in all five subtropical ocean gyres and uses that research to drive policy and corporate change.
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Algalita Marine Research and Education
Long Beach, California, USA | Founded 1994
Founded by Captain Charles Moore, who brought the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to public attention; now focused on youth education.
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Beyond Plastics
Bennington College, Vermont, USA | Founded 2019
US policy project that pairs plastics research with model legislation and training for local advocates.
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CIEL (Center for International Environmental Law)
Washington, DC and Geneva
Legal experts tracking the plastics treaty and the health impacts of plastic across its life cycle.
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Clean Up Australia
Sydney, Australia | Founded 1989
Founded by Ian Kiernan in 1989, Clean Up Australia Day brings communities, schools, businesses and Rotary clubs together each year to clear litter, much of it plastic, from parks, beaches and waterways.
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Cowes, United Kingdom | Founded 2010
Leading circular economy think tank; its Global Commitment brings together companies and governments behind shared targets for plastic packaging.
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Minderoo Foundation
Perth, Australia
Publishes the Plastic Waste Makers Index, which traces single-use plastic back to the companies that produce the polymer.
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Ocean Conservancy
Washington, DC, USA
Runs the International Coastal Cleanup, whose volunteer data on what washes up has shaped bans and product redesigns around the world.
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Ocean Recovery Alliance
Hong Kong
Hong Kong based group behind practical tools that help cities and businesses measure and reduce plastic leakage.
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One Earth One Ocean
Munich and Kiel, Germany | Founded 2011
German nonprofit that builds its own waste-collecting boats and runs local collection and sorting teams to clear plastic from rivers, harbours and coasts.
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Parley for the Oceans
Works with brands and creatives on its Avoid, Intercept, Redesign strategy, turning intercepted plastic into products.
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Plastic Free Foundation (Plastic Free July)
Perth, Australia | Founded 2011
Runs the Plastic Free July challenge, which millions of people join each year to cut single-use plastic at home, school and work.
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Plastic Oceans International
Uses documentary film and education to change how people use plastic, with chapters in several countries.
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Plastic Soup Foundation
Amsterdam, Netherlands | Founded 2011
Amsterdam advocacy group focused on microplastics, human health and education, and a reference partner for Rotary’s EndPlasticSoup.
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Product Stewardship Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Tracks and helps design extended producer responsibility laws across US states, including packaging.
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Surfrider Foundation
San Clemente, California, USA | Founded 1984
Coastal network whose chapters win local bag and foam bans and certify Ocean Friendly Restaurants that drop single-use plastic.
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Take 3 for the Sea
Australian movement asking everyone to pick up three pieces of rubbish whenever they leave the beach, a waterway or anywhere else.
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Tangaroa Blue Foundation
Runs the Australian Marine Debris Initiative, where volunteers log what they collect on beaches so the data can trace litter to its source and stop it there.
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The Ocean Cleanup
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Founded 2013
Develops river Interceptors to stop plastic before it reaches the sea and large ocean systems to remove plastic already floating in garbage patches.
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The Recycling Partnership
Works with US communities and companies to improve curbside recycling access, carts, education and sorting.
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Upstream
Champions reuse over single-use and helps cities and restaurants switch to reusable foodware.
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WWF: No Plastic in Nature
WWF’s global plastics programme, working on the treaty, extended producer responsibility and reuse systems.