PRESS ROOM For media inquiries, please email melissav@5gyres.org. Our Research Newsroom Press Releases 2026The City of Laguna Beach Passes Microplastic Prevention ResolutionNational Organizations and Businesses Deliver Powerful Letter to EPA Urging Action on Microplastics in Drinking WaterThe City of San Clemente Passes Microplastic Prevention ResolutionFifth Annual Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz Launches During Earth Month 2025Plastic Makes up Nearly 85 Percent of Waste Found Across U.S. National ParksDryer Filters Capture up to 80% of Airborne Microfibers, According to New Study from 5 Gyres and Ocean WisePlastic Smog Alert: New Published Research from 5 Gyres Reveals a Single Laundromat Emits More Than 7 Trillion Microfibers into the Air Each Year79% of U.S. Americans Agree — The Microplastics Crisis Requires Immediate ActionNew Guides Empower the Fashion Industry to Curb Microfiber EmissionsThe 5 Gyres Institute Launches Microplastic-Free US Campaign to Drive Policy Action on MicroplasticsFourth Annual Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz Launches During Earth MonthCalifornia Moves to Ban Toxic Plastic Microbeads in Household ProductsPlastic Makes up 83% of South Florida’s Waste PollutionNew TrashBlitz Data Highlights Concerning Plastic Pollution Trends in Belize 2024Plastic Makes up Nearly 80 Percent of Waste Found Across U.S. National ParksEnviro Groups Rebuke Gov. Newsom Blocking Action on MicroplasticsCalifornia Advances Legislation to Combat Microplastic PollutionU.S. Senate Introduces Legislation to Reduce Microplastic Pollution from Washing MachinesNew Research Confirms Plastic Production is Directly Linked to Plastic PollutionCalifornia Introduces Legislation to Require Reusable Cups at Dine-in Chain RestaurantsSingle-Use Plastic Items Make up the Majority of Waste Found Across U.S. National Parks for the Second Year 2023New Report Offers Transparency Around Alternative Materials to Replace Single-Use PlasticsScientists Propose New Sector-Based Framework to Address the Plastic Pollution CrisisSecond Annual Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz Launches Ahead of Earth Day, Tracking Plastic Pollution Trends in U.S. National ParksPlastic Smog Alert: New Research Paper Reveals There Are More Than 170 Trillion Pieces of Plastic Afloat in the World’s Oceans 2022Los Angeles City Council Bans Expanded Polystyrene and More Plastic Reduction OrdinancesPlastic Items Make Up 81 Percent of Waste Found Across U.S. National ParksPlastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz Will Reveal Data on Plastic Pollution in U.S. National Parks 2021Plastic Items Account For Almost 70 Percent Of Litter In Austin - Local Organizations and Volunteers Collected 6,656 Pieces of Trash During TrashBlitz AustinNew Study Shows Desert Camels Are Dying From Ingesting Plastic Bags - Findings Cause Researchers and Others to Call for Radical Shift in the Way We Sound the Plastic Pollution Alarm 20205 Gyres Releases “Alaskagate” PSA to “Get out the Vote” Preceding November 2020 ElectionGlobal Group of Scientists Sound the Alarm on Plastic PollutionNew Research on Plastic Pollution in the Arctic: How the Linear Economy is Failing Remote Communities and Pristine Places 2019Sweeping New Report on Global Environmental Impact of Plastics Reveals Severe Damage to Climate5 Gyres and Partners Launch TrashBlitz App to Collect Data On Trash in Los Angeles 2018Plastic Targeted In Indonesia’s Coral Triangle5 Gyres Explores Solutions For Plastic Waste in the Coral Triangle Science to Solutions Research Hub Launches on June 8Activist Stories Fight Plastic Pollution Global Campaign Challenges StarbucksActivists to Lend Their Voices For OceanIs "Biodegradable" the New Greenwashing?NIX the 6 Action Campaign Targets PolystyreneLonely Whale And 5 Gyres Institute Partner To Expand K-12 Science Curriculum
