5 GYRES

INSTITUTE
LEARN ABOUT:
What kind of problems do they
solve?

What they protect?

Their goals

Finance

Members of organization

Benefits
WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS DO THEY SOLVE?

Considering the fact that currently 8 million tons of plastic enters the oceans every year, "5

Gyres" organization is trying to solve the environmental problem as plastic pollution. This is

non-profit organization that concentrates on reducing plastics pollution by focusing on

primary research and encourage their recycling, support to refuse single-use polystyrene
In this way they work

against poisoning of

animals, which can

negatively affect the

quality of products and

human diseases caused by

water pollution. This

organization helps to

decrease amount of risk

5 Gyres was first to discover that plastic

microbeads were polluting our waterways. They

convinced companies like Johnson & Johnson and

L'Oreal to phase out plastic microbeads. As a

result, President Obama signed the Microbead-

Free Waters Act into law at the end of 2015

WHAT THEY
PROTECT?
The 5 Gyres Institute is a leader in
the global movement against
plastic pollution.
Firstly they protect animals and nature.
Secondly by cleaning the ocean, they save people.
They are supported by the media to attract more people
to cope with this global crisis.
 Their goals

The mission of 5 Gyres

has expanded over the

empowering action against

years to encompass the

the global health crisis of

negative effects of

plastic pollution through

plastic on everything

science, education, and

from fish and wildlife to

advocacy climate change and

public health.

 $1,5m $2,3m

The Angel protocol allows 5Gyres to

fund and create donations.

FINANCE
 MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATION
Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins
founded the 5 Gyres Institute. They
thought about plastic pollution:

How much plastic floats in

the oceans?
Does it harm people and
the planet?
Anna Cummins Marcus Eriksen
And most importantly,
what can we do about it?
 5 GYRES ACTION FUND

RECIPIENT BENEFITS:

 wardees will be

A
invited to attend a
Each recipient will be
virtual reception,share

awarded a 1-time
projects, and network.
lump sum of $1000

USD
participants will be

invited to present their

projects,other plastic

pollution organizations
Conclusion:
We want to say that we
must save our planet,
oceans, animals and
nature. Every
organization is important
to us. They all contribute
their benefits to our
planet and we must
start with ourselves to
help the planet.