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Here you’ll find links to learn about the root issues with plastics, recent news articles on the issue, and resources to empower yourself to be an agent of change:
Tips to reduce your use of single-use plastics:
Trash is For Tosser: How to Prep for Plastic Free July
WWF’s Ten Tips To Reduce Your Plastic Footprint
Kokua Hawaii Foundation’s Tips to Go Plastic Free
Surfrider's 15 Ways to Help Protect the Ocean and Coasts, Regardless of Where you Live
Dive Deeper:
5 Gyres- a plethora of knowledge, both in English and Spanish. Start here to get some of the most frequently asked questions about plastic pollution squared away. If you want to dive deeper into certain issues, the 5 Gyres Science Research Hub directs you to scientific articles covering a variety of topics. And their Ban List 2.0 dives into the world of greenwashing behind 'biodegradable' plastics.
Algalita- sign up for their newsletter to stay up-to-date with all educational events they have to offer. Their Plastic Ocean Pollution Solutions International youth summit brings together students, educators and movement leaders from all over the world to discuss solutions to plastic pollution.
In the News:
Baby fish have started eating plastic. We haven’t yet seen the consequences
Microplastic Found Even In The Air In France’s Pyrenees Mountains
Remote Island Chain has Few People- But Hundreds of Millions of Pieces of Plastic
Newborn Hawaii beach is already polluted with tiny pieces of plastics
Plastic Free July
Every year, we dedicate July to reflect on our relationship with single-use plastics.
Educate To kick-off plastic free July, we want to present you with the information you need to start making a change. Preventing plastics from entering our environment is key. You can do this by refusing single-use plastics and opting for reusable alternatives. Plastics, a material designed to last forever, should not be used to make single-use items. To clean our oceans, we need to prevent plastics from entering our marine environment. This means changing our daily habits, supporting plastic-free legislation, and looking to shift our linear economy to a circular one.
Reflect What am I using every day that requires single-use plastic? What changes can I make to eliminate the need for those things? What alternatives are available to me? Take a full day or two to consciously observe, noting each and every single-use plastic you encounter.
BYOC (Bring Your Own Cup) check out our insulated Chilefornia Camp cup to keep your beverages colder or hotter for longer
Refuse & Reduce Reduction is where positive change really happens.Write down all the ways you can eliminate, change, or reduce the single-use plastic in your life. Then think about how others in your life can do so, too. This month is an opportunity to embrace your commitment to sustainability and make changes in your daily routine. Each small daily change will significantly affect the impact of your life.
Keep your reusable bottle and cup close by during plastic free July (and every month!) Check out our Klean Kanteen insulated bottle and our insulated Chilefornia Camp cup
Thank you for protecting our oceans!