Our World in Data: Plastic Pollution

Related solutions

• Technology

  Enzymatic recycling of PET and polyester

  Pilot to first commercial plants

  Engineered enzymes break PET bottles, trays and polyester textiles back into their building blocks, which can be made into new plastic of virgin quality.

  Collection and recyclingResearch and science
• Organization

  IUCN

  Gland, Switzerland

  International Union for Conservation of Nature; runs plastic programmes with island and coastal states. EarthX is an IUCN member.

  Policy and advocacyResearch and science
• Organization

  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.

  Education and communityReduce
• Organization

  Plastic Free Bali (Rotary)

  West Bali, Indonesia

  A Rotary Foundation global grant by the Rotary Clubs of Bali Seminyak, Woodend (Victoria) and Perth with Yayasan Biosfir Indonesia, bringing waste sorting, composting, recycling and door-to-door education to four villages beside West Bali National Park.

  Collection and recyclingEducation and community