Today kicks off Plastic Free July! This month we're bringing you news and actions to take on the plastic pollution problem.

Here are some "fun" facts:

• Roughly 9 billion tons of plastic has been produced since 1950 — the weight of over a billion elephants or 50 million blue whales.
• Only 9% of this plastic has been recycled, 12% has been burned and 79% has ended up in our environment.
• The equivalent of a truckload of plastic enters the oceans every minute.
• Up to 9 in 10 seabirds, 1 in 3 sea turtles and more than half of whale and dolphin populations have ingested plastic. Studies reveal that species of crustaceans at the deepest depths of the ocean have ingested plastic.
• Microplastics are in our food, water, air and even our bodies. We each consume the weight of a credit card worth of plastic on average per week.

What can you do? Spread the word through our toolkit. Submit a video. Take the quiz.

And keep an eye out this month for advocacy actions you can take to directly impact the fight.

This holiday weekend, go plastic free Steps to making your July 4th more environmentally friendly.

Plastic Free July toolkit We've put together a toolkit you can use to spread the word on plastic this month. Check out our images and social posts that you can share and show your support.

Advocacy Through Film videos We're gathering 15-30 second videos showing the world how we can go plastic free. You'll be featured on our media channels and help the environmental movement.

Plastic pollution quiz How much do you know about the threats that our planet faces from plastic pollution?