The Big Microplastic Survey
Sample beach or river sediment for microplastics with a standard kit; data goes to the University of Portsmouth. Run by UK charity Just One…
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SEEK Volunteer and GoVolunteer (Australia)
Search thousands of Australian volunteer roles, including 380+ in environment and conservation and skilled roles in communications, data and law.
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Break Free From Plastic Brand Audit
Turn any clean-up into evidence: record the brands on the litter you collect and submit to the global audit that names the top polluters.
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Write to your representative about plastics
Find your federal electorate (Australia), Member of Parliament (UK) or representative (US) and write a short, specific letter; a template is on our Letters…
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Plastic Free Schools (SAS) and Plastic Free July Schools Challenge
Two free school programmes: SAS’s pupil-led Plastic Free Schools (UK) and Plastic Free Foundation’s global Schools Challenge with a 2026 pledge card.
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Break Free From Plastic: join the movement (no donate page)
Global movement of 13,000+ groups and individuals; there is no public donation page, but you can join as a member and take part in…
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5 Gyres Institute
US science-and-advocacy nonprofit behind microplastics research and TrashBlitz community data. Donate online; 501(c)(3), Employer Identification Number 27-1350279.
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Roots & Shoots: forMULA project toolkit and ocean pollution activities
The Jane Goodall Institute’s four-step project method (engage, observe, do, celebrate) for youth groups tackling local waste.
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TeachEngineering: The Plastisphere (microplastics and wastewater treatment)
A grade 9–12 lesson with three hands-on labs: microbead extraction, a mini wastewater plant and fluorescent plastic tracing.
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TeachEngineering: Great Pacific Garbage Patch mapping lesson
A grade 6–8 lesson using mapping and ocean-current data to understand how plastic gathers in gyres (huge, slowly circling ocean currents).