We've learned a lot. Now, we're passing on the lessons to you! The 5 Gyres Trash Academy is LIVE!    Our virtual classroom is a big hit with our community!  Here's where you can find us:  Calendar …

The Earth is still awesome! Welcome to The 5 Gyres Trash Academy!   It's Earth Month and we're excited to launch the first ever online education portal from 5 Gyres!  Join us for lessons, Instagram quizzes, movie screenings,…

Event postponements + keeping our community safe Dear Friends and Colleagues, As we all continue to work together to keep ourselves safe and healthy in relation to COVID-19, The 5 Gyres Institute is taking every precaution …

Is a sustainable lifestyle still possible with the coronavirus outbreak? Monitoring: Coronavirus outbreak! As the coronavirus outbreak spreads, countries like Italy are in full shut down mode and coffee shops like Starb…

BREAKING: Groundbreaking legislation launched with Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act! BREAKING: Groundbreaking Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act launches! Senator Udall (D-NM) and Representative Lowenthal (D-CA) i…

Entering 2020 with 20/20 vision. The film is now live! You read the report, now you can watch the short documentary about the San Francisco Bay Microplastics Project where we discovered over 7 trillion pieces of plastic…

DOUBLE your impact with matching funds! EXCITING NEWS: DOUBLE your donation through 12/31!   Thanks to our amazing partners, Stasher and Patagonia, your gift will be matched up to $20,000. That means every dollar is worth $…

Does plastic trash get on your nerves? Our work is just getting started. Our TrashBlitz app was used globally for the first time as massive movement, Break Free From Plastic coordinated 1,600 NGOs and organizations in discovering the mo…

SF Bay Microplastics Symposium is TOMORROW! Join us virtually! Did you know that science sometimes take a long time to see results from? Like three years long. Our Science Programs Director, Carolynn Box has been diligently working on a…

Meet our new Executive Director! New developments, new initiatives, and a new ED! Meet our new Executive Director, Air! Chck out this video to get to know the newest member of the 5 Gyres Family! …

Have you called your legislator about SB54? Help California lead the way with legislation. You still have a chance to reduce plastic pollution! Have you called your legislator yet? Every day, more and more people are becoming aware o…

Oh no! Our newsletter played favorites! We love all our partners equally.  Oh no! A part of our newsletter played favorites and only linked to one of our partners. But we've got too many awesome partners to let that happen. Check out al…

Expedition 2019 has docked! The Galapagos are truly a wonder to behold. The Galapagos made us fall in LOVE with the ocean all over again! In the words of our crew member, Val Godden, we're "still in-awe of last week’s #5gyeresexpedition…

Welcome to the fight against plastic pollution! Thanks for signing up to get the latest updates from 5 Gyres!  Welcome to the global plastic pollution movement. Our focus is on upstream solutions, which includes individual behavior, corpor…