5 Gyres
Headquarters | Santa Monica |
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Website | www |
The 5 Gyres Institute is a
The organizations name is a reference to the five main subtropical gyres all of which have plastic pollution.[2]
History
5 Gyres was founded by Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen. Eriksen and Cummins have been featured speakers at universities[3] and in news stories.[4][5][6][7] Anna Cummins has also been awarded the Golden Goody Award, during a meeting of the Los Angeles chapter of the USNC for UN WOMEN First Annual Special Assembly.[8] Before founding 5 Gyres, Cummins and Eriksen had worked at the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, with founder Charles J. Moore, who is currently a scientific advisor for 5 Gyres.[9]
5 Gyres was one of two organizations that sent Expeditions to research the
5 Gyres was the first organization to research plastic pollution in all five main subtropical gyres[18] and first to determine how much plastic is on the surface of the world's oceans: Nearly 270,000 metric tons and 5.25 trillion pieces. They published this research as the Global Estimate of Plastic Pollution in 2014,[19] which will update again in 2018. Historically, the group has presented traveling exhibits,[20] including stops at universities[21] and educational discussions;[22] in 2016 their education presentations[23] reached 3,000 students through the "Every Kid in a Park" program.
In 2012, 5 Gyres was first to discover that plastic
This win underscored 5 Gyres' model of using science to drive solutions, and informed the organization's approach to raising awareness about polystyrene and Styrofoam plastic pollution through their 2017 #foamfree Action Campaign,[26] which:
- Encourages a pledge to refuse single-use polystyrene and expanded polystyrene foam (better known as Styrofoam) products.
- Connects visitors with local bans (or the resources to start one).
- Gives them the ability to tweet, email or call their representatives for support.
- Informs supporters about preemptive "ban on bans" developments.
- Commissions the first-ever study to assess the toxicity of hard polystyrene plastic.
With more than 100 communities in California recently enacting polystyrene bans, and a statewide ban on the ballot for 2018, 5 Gyres sees polystyrene as a natural extension of the momentum that began with microbeads.
References
- ^ "Home". 5Gyres.org. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "Plastic FAQs". 5Gyres.org. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "The Perils of Plastic: Notes from the Oceans and the Great Lakes". Earth Week. SUNY Fredonia. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ Gray, Ronal. "Activists ride road, waves for ocean plight". San Diego Community News. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Plastic Trash in Oceans Enters Marine Food Chain". Voice of America. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "MIIS Alumna Discovers Second Ocean Garbage Patch Filled with Plastic Debris". news item from Monterey Institute of International Studies. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Trash found in fish". ABC News. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ James, Mitch (25 December 2012). "Golden Goody Award Presented To Anna Cummins At UN Women LA Event". Santa Monica Mirror. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "5 Gyres, Advisors and Staff". 5 Gyres. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ Hoare, Rose (22 May 2012). "Research ship finds the world's oceans are 'plasticized'". CNN. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Investigators Analyze Plastic Soup in World's Five Oceanic Gyres". Environmental News Service. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "5 Gyres: Saving our Synthetic Seas". Aquarium of the Pacific. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ Boyle, Lisa Kaas (31 March 2012). "Kyra Sedgwick Leads Global Call to End Plastic Pollution at United Nations". Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "January 1, 2013: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch". Blue View radio series. National Aquarium. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ Marcus, Eriksen. "5 Gyres Q&A: Thinking about solutions". Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town, South Africa. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Goody Awards Launches Green Plastic-Free Holiday Campaign with 5 Gyres". Yahoo News, summarizing a PRWeb story. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ Novak, Brennan. "Marina Debris aka Garbage Girl rocks trash couture in Japan". 5 Gyres. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- PMID 23324543.
- PMID 25494041.
- ^ "5 Gyres: Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans at the Santa Monica Public Library". City of Santa Monica. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "5 Gyres Bike Tour to Stop at UNCW". University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ Lawrence, Stratton. "The 5 Gyres team travels to Chucktown to discuss the Great Pacific Garbage Patch". Charleston City Paper. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Every Kid in a Park | Main". www.everykidinapark.gov. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
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- ^ "Environmentalists applaud new law banning microbeads". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "Styrofoam". 5Gyres.org. Retrieved 2017-07-05.