Leveraging the power of science, advocacy, and community to drive innovative solutions to plastic pollution.
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MARCUS ERIKSEN AND ANNA CUMMINS FOUNDED THE 5 GYRES INSTITUTE TO INVESTIGATE KEY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION:
HOW MUCH PLASTIC IS FLOATING IN THE WORLD’S OCEANS?
WHERE IS IT ACCUMULATING?
IS IT CAUSING HARM TO PEOPLE AND THE PLANET?
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?
WE EXPLORED 50,000 NAUTICAL MILES IN SEARCH OF PLASTIC ON 19 RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS, PUBLISHING GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH, BUILDING A GLOBAL NETWORK OF AMBASSADORS, AND INSPIRING CHANGE ALONG THE WAY.
Gyre/ˈjī(ə)r/A large-scale system of wind-driven surface currents in the ocean. The gyres referred to in the name of our organization are the five main subtropical gyres — located in the North and South Pacific, the North and South Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean — which are massive, circular current systems where plastic accumulates.
We're leaders in the plastic pollution movement.5 Gyres provides scientific expertise to companies and organizations as we work together for a planet free from plastic pollution.
