Litterati: Cleaning our planet one piece at a time.
A global community identifying, mapping and collecting the world’s litter. This digital landfill is accomplished by individuals posting photos on Instagram.
For years, China accepted enormous amounts of plastic waste from wealthy countries — but in 2018 it imposed a ban. Now other Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia are being flooded with plastic waste. Source: CNN
Every 90 seconds, another albatross chick dies with a belly full of plastic. This isn’t hyperbole—it’s the devastating reality playing out on Midway Atoll, a remote Pacific island over 2,000 miles from the nearest mainland. Midway Atoll is where our bottle caps eclipse their lives. Laysan albatrosses have been soaring these Pacific waters for millions…
Plastic Pollution Coalition is a global alliance of individuals, organizations, businesses and policymakers working toward a world free of plastic pollution and its toxic impact on humans, animals, the ocean and the environment. The Plastic Pollution Coalition mission is to stop plastic pollution and its toxic impact on humans, animals, the ocean and the environment. PPC was…
Marine Debris in the North Pacific Marine debris degrades ocean habitats, endangers marine and coastal wildlife, causes navigation hazards, results in economic losses to industry and governments, and threatens human health and safety. EPA Pacific Southwest (Region 9) is tapping existing programs and resources to advance the prevention, reduction and clean-up of marine debris in…
Oceans help feed the world, provide a living for millions of people, and are home to most of the life on the planet. NRDC works to protect our seas from pollution and exploitation. We help implement laws that allow overfished species to rebound, and we fight to protect coastal communities from offshore drilling. We work…
Plastic Microbeads: Ban The Bead! Microplastics may be small, but they’re causing big problems for our environment and our health. These tiny pieces of plastic used in personal care products are designed to go down the drain and into our lakes, rivers, and oceans — by the billions every day. They absorb toxins in the…
