The Problem

Plastic was designed to last forever, yet most of it is used just once. Instead of disappearing, microplastics accumulate in our homes, our water, and our bodies.

We’re eating and drinking plastic

The average person consumes an estimated credit card’s worth of microplastics each week. These microplastics have been found in human blood, brains, lungs, hearts, placentas, and breastmilk.

We’re flooding the planet with plastic

Nearly 18 billion pounds of plastic enter the ocean every year—about one garbage truck every minute. At this pace, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050.

Plastic fuels the climate crisis

Plastic isn’t just waste—it’s fossil fuel. From oil and gas extraction to manufacturing and disposal, plastic production generates more greenhouse gas emissions each year than all global air tr