How do we save our planet? By taking responsibility!

In this episode, you’ll hear about the harmful effects of plastic and what each of us can do to help.

Our Guest:

The nonprofit 5 Gyres Institute has been fighting plastic ocean pollution since 2009. Beginning in 2010, 5 Gyres began a series of scientific firsts by researching plastic in all five subtropical gyres, as well as the Great Lakes and Antarctica. In 2014, the organization convened eight scientists around the world to publish the first global estimate of plastic pollution in our ocean: 5.25 trillion particles weighing in at 270,000 tons of “plastic smog” worldwide.

5 Gyres’ paper on plastic microbead pollution in the Great Lakes inspired a two-year collaborative campaign that culminated in a federal ban on microbeads, which President Obama signed into law in 2015.

In 2016, 5 Gyres embarked on its 17th expedition—this time to research microplastics and nanoplastics in the Arctic Circle. More information is at www.5gyres.org. Quick Preview of the Podcast: - How to reduce the impact of plastics. -Why there’s enough plastic to stretch to the moon and back in our oceans. -5 simple plastics to avoid + empowering tips. -The rush you can get by saving the planet. Learn how to save the planet in this episode.

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