Resources
With so many organizations tackling the microplastics issue, it can be difficult to keep track! Look below for links to other groups that are working to tackle plastic pollution.
If you'd like your organization to be added to the list, email us!
Scientific ORGANIZATIONS
CENTER FOR MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH (Hawai'i Pacific University): https://www.hpu.edu/cncs/cmdr/index.html
PACIFIC NORTHWEST PLASTIC CONSORTIUM: https://www.pnwmicroplastics.org/
CSIRO MARINE DEBRIS TEAM: https://research.csiro.au/marinedebris/
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT AUTHORITY (SCCWRP): https://www.sccwrp.org/about/research-areas/additional-research-areas/trash-pollution/
U OF T TRASH TEAM: https://uofttrashteam.ca/
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, CANADA: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/managing-reducing-waste/reduce-plastic-waste.html
Non-profit organizations
5GYRES INSTITUTE: https://www.5gyres.org/
ALGALITA: https://algalita.org/
MOORE INSTITUTE FOR PLASTIC POLLUTION RESEARCH: https://mooreplasticresearch.org/
OCEAN CONSERVANCY: https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/
OCEANA: https://oceana.org/
PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/preventing-ocean-plastics
PLASTIC OCEANS: https://plasticoceans.org/
PLASTIC POLLUTION COALITION: https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/
PLASTIC SOUP FOUNDATION: https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/
THE STORY OF STUFF: https://www.storyofstuff.org/
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION: https://www.surfrider.org/
FRIENDS OF COCOS ISLAND (FAICO): https://www.cocosisland.org/en/faico-projects/microplastics-marine-environments/
MISC ORGANIZATIONS
GRADIENT: https://gradientcorp.com/
TRASH WHEELS: https://www.mrtrashwheel.com/
university Labs
Susanne Brander lab, University of Oregon: https://branderlab.net/
See PNW plastic consortium in 'other organizations'
Scott Dyer lab, LeTourneau University: https://www.letu.edu/academics/arts-and-sciences/fac-bio-dyer.html
Hale Lab, Virginia Institute of Marine Science: https://www.vims.edu/people/hale_rc/index.php
International Marine Litter Research Unit, University of Plymouth: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/marine-litter
Bart Koelmans, Wageningen University: https://www.wur.nl/en/Research-Results/Chair-groups/Environmental-Sciences/Aquatic-Ecology-and-Water-Quality-Management.htm
Amy Lusher, Norwegian Institute for Water Research: https://www.niva.no/en/Employees/amy-lorraine-lusher
Sebastian Primpke, Alfred-Wegener Institut: https://www.awi.de/en/about-us/organisation/staff/sebastian-primpke.html
Chelsea Rochman lab, University of Toronto: https://rochmanlab.com/
Katrin Wendt-Potthoff, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ), https://www.ufz.de/index.php?de=37355
Podcasts, listservs, BLOGS, etc.
Marine Debris Listserv: https://marinedebris.openchannels.org/
Plastisphere Podcast: https://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/
How much do we waste?: https://fluentconveyors.com/blog/a-data-driven-guide-to-waste-and-landfills
Reducing Pollution: https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/pollution-reduction/
Educational Materials
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program: https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/activities-and-curricula
Ocean Conservancy: https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2018/10/02/marine-debris-resources-lessons-teachers/
National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/resource-library/?q=plastic&page=1&per_page=25
UofT Trash Team: https://rochmanlab.com/waste-literacy-education/
