Plymouth Marine Laboratory
UK research charity (1091222) whose microplastics team includes Pennie Lindeque and Matthew Cole. Gifts are arranged by email; there is no online button.
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University of Plymouth marine research (Richard Thompson’s unit)
Give to the university’s Marine Research fund, home of the International Marine Litter Research Unit that coined ‘microplastics’.
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Sydney Institute of Marine Science
Australian marine research institute where gifts of $2+ are tax-deductible; it hosts microplastics-in-oysters work but has no plastics-only fund.
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Five free registers: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) (Australia), Charity Commission (UK), Charity Navigator and Candid (US), Charity Intelligence (Canada). Two minutes, no…
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Great Global Cleanup (EarthDay.org)
Year-round map where anyone can register or find a clean-up anywhere in the world; free toolkit and a plastics petition.
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Sustainable Coastlines (New Zealand)
NZ charity (CC46615) running clean-ups and the Litter Intelligence national database; volunteer at events or donate (matched to 31 Dec 2026).
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Repair Cafe: volunteer as a fixer or host
4,000+ community repair events worldwide, about 110 in Australia; volunteer your repair skills or start one. Foundation donations from EUR 5.
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Zero Waste Europe
Brussels network of zero-waste groups that works on EU packaging and plastics law; donate online (a Belgian non-profit association, or ASBL).
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Precious Plastic and One Army
Open-source plastic-recycling machines and a map of 1,100+ workspaces. Support the project with a monthly membership from EUR 7.
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Plastic Bank (a company, not a charity)
For-profit social enterprise paying collectors in Indonesia, the Philippines, Brazil and Egypt; individuals can fund collection, but gifts are not donations.