Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans: more than 5 trillion plastic pieces weighing over 250,000 tons afloat at sea

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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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  Minderoo Foundation

  Perth, Australia

  Publishes the Plastic Waste Makers Index, which traces single-use plastic back to the companies that produce the polymer.

  Policy and advocacyResearch and science
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  Plastic Waste Makers Index

  Minderoo Foundation | Minderoo Foundation | 2021, updated 2023

  Traces single-use plastic waste back to the companies producing the polymers and the banks financing them.

  Policy and advocacyResearch and science
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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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