Microplastic
Fact Sheet: Plastic pollution poses a risk to human health

Plastic materials and their additives can contain thousands of different chemicals, most of which have not even been studied for their safety.

plastic bottle floating in ocean
Fact Sheet: Plastic production is skyrocketing due to an overabundance of cheap natural gas

Fracking has produced an oversupply of cheap ethane in the past few years, giving the plastics industry an inexpensive and abundant raw material for producing plastic.

Plastic pollution floating on the ocean surface
Fact Sheet: Plastic Pollution Frequently Asked Questions

Plastic waste is everywhere. Why?

plastic pollution in ocean
Fact Sheet: Top 10 reasons to reduce plastic production

Stopping plastic pollution at the source is the only way we can reverse this crisis and protect our planet’s future.

single-use plastic bag floating in the ocean
Fact Sheet: Companies are wasting time with inadequate solutions to the plastics crisis

Companies must reduce the amount of single-use plastic they put on the market and offer consumers plastic-free choices.