Plastic Subsidies 101 Webinar
Join Ambassadors Ashton and Zara of Hidden Plastic for a Plastic Subsidies 101 webinar, featuring expert speakers who will discuss what ‘plastic subsidies’ are, how they work, and how subsidies could be used to help the world transition away from its addiction to plastic.
Sicily Expedition
Join 5 Gyres Ambassador, Sail & Explore Association, for a Sicily Expedition!
Crater Lake National Park TrashBlitz with ECOBAGS
Join the ECOBAGS team for a TrashBlitz cleanup at Crater Lake National Park, and help protect one of the nation’s most iconic natural landmarks while contributing to vital data on waste pollution in our protected lands!
FestivalBlitz: Poudre Riverfest Volunteering
Join us in volunteering at Poudre Riverfest as part of our new FestivalBlitz programming!
plasticompACT! School Award 2025
Calling all teachers, students, and parents! The plasticompACT! school award 2025 invites you to share how you #beatplasticpollution in your communities.
Q3 Ambassador Call
Join the 5 Gyres Team and fellow Ambassadors for our Q3 call where we’ll be joined by 5 Gyres’ Microplastics Scientist, Dr. Victoria Fulfer!
Azores Expedition
Join 5 Gyres Ambassador, Sail & Explore Association, for an Azores Expedition!
FestivalBlitz: Blues From The Top Volunteering
Join us in volunteering at Blues From The Top as part of our new FestivalBlitz programming!
Clean Miami Beach x Big Blue & You | Global Ocean Cleanup
Join Clean Miami Beach for a beach cleanup!
Microplastics: Why we should care & what we can do
Join Dr. Victoria Fulfer, microplastics scientist at the 5 Gyres Institute, and Anna Cummins, co-founder of the 5 Gyres Institute, for a conversation about microplastics.
World Ocean Day Celebration Beach Cleanup
Join Clean Miami Beach for a World Ocean Day cleanup celebration!
Ann Arbor Community Cleanup
Join 5 Gyres Community Manager Hannah Tizedes for a community cleanup in Ann Arbor via The Cleanup Club.
Rock Creek Park TrashBlitz (Washington DC)
Join 5 Gyres and Rock Creek NPS on Thursday, June 5th for a cleanup in Washington DC!
Great Lakes Beach Cleanup
Join 5 Gyres Community Manager Hannah Tizedes for a beach cleanup at Lake Erie (part of the Great Lakes freshwater ecosystem) via The Cleanup Club.
FestivalBlitz: Outside Festival Volunteering
Join us in volunteering at Outside Festival as part of our new FestivalBlitz programming!
Biomaterials Live Panel
Join 5 Gyres and Carbonauts (IRL!) for a Sustainability Session all about biomaterials.
FestivalBlitz Virtual Volunteer Training
The 5 Gyres Institute, alongside partners Inland Ocean Coalition and Polar Planet, is piloting a new program this summer - FestivalBlitz: Plastic Free Festivals!
Changemaker Bootcamp
Join The Story of Stuff for a three-part training series designed to help you build a better future rooted in reuse.
Nurdle Hunt + Trash Cleanup
Join 5 Gyres Community Manager Hannah Tizedes for a Nurdle Hunt + Cleanup as part of the first International Plastic Pellet Count Day!
International Plastic Pellet Count
Take part in International Plastic Pellet Count Day, a citizen science event to raise awareness of the issue of plastic pellet pollution co-organized by 5 Gyres.
International Plastic Pellet Count & Clean Up
Join 5 Gyres Ambassador Katie Abare for International Plastic Pellet Count Day in Charleston, South Carolina!
Ferndale Cleanup & Meditation
Join 5 Gyres Community Manager Hannah Tizedes for a community cleanup via The Cleanup Club.
Mend In Public Day Online Workshop
Join Slow Stitch for an online mending workshop as part of Fashion Revolution Week and Mend in Public Day.
Granite Rapids Moon Screening
🎬 Celebrate National Parks Week and support 5 Gyres by attending the screening of Granite Rapids Moon! A portion of ticket proceeds will support 5 Gyres' Plastic-Free Project, an annual project aimed to reduce plastic pollution in national parks and beyond.
Earth Day Cleanup + Ice Cream Social
Join 5 Gyres Community Manager Hannah Tizedes for an Earth Day cleanup in Detroit via The Cleanup Club.
San Francisco Climate Week
SF Climate Week is a series of events gathering diverse climate organizations, leaders, & the broader community working at the intersection of climate action & innovation.
Love Lake Mead Days
Join Lake Mead National Recreation Area staff for the first-ever Love Lake Mead Days celebration!
Bring Back Refill in California: A Workshop for Action
If you're in California, join The Story of Stuff for a virtual "Workshop for Action" and take real action (like writing postcards to state reps and contacting policymakers) with us to Bring Back Refill and tackle waste in the beverage industry.
Restore The Shore
Join TrashBlitz Action Fund Awardee, Anna Galipeau, for Restore the Shore: the 3rd annual community-wide beach cleanup at Lake Chelan!
Detroit Corktown Community Cleanup
Join 5 Gyres Community Manager Hannah Tizedes for a community cleanup in Detroit via The Cleanup Club.
Addressing Impacts of Plastic in Industrial Food Production Webinar
Join Northeast Recycling Council, 5 Gyres, EarthDay.org and the Center for Biological Diversity for a discussion about the impacts of plastic throughout the industrial food system from production to packaging.
Los Angeles Climate Week
Join Los Angeles Climate Week™ to collaborate, exchange ideas, and develop local climate solutions.
Lake Erie Beach Cleanup
Join 5 Gyres Community Manager Hannah Tizedes and The Cleanup Club for a spring beach cleanup at Lake Erie! 🌊