5 GYRES

Empowering action against the global health crisis of plastic pollution through science, education, and adventure.

Over the past ten years, we have traveled the world’s oceans in search of plastic pollution. We found not garbage patches but a smog of broken up pieces of plastic, never degrading, just getting smaller and smaller.

That’s why we dedicate the next ten years to leading the movement that will define a generation, on the path to a sustainable future based on zero-waste culture and circular economies. Together, we can change the way the world uses and discards plastic. Together, we can create a new tomorrow.