Think Beyond Plastics



Our society has developed an addiction to plastics. From single use food containers, to toys, to life-saving medical devices - plastics have emerged as the cheapest, most ubiquitous material ever known. But this unprecedented use of plastics is not without cost. For all of their good uses, many plastics pose significant health dangers to humans, to the environment and to the planet. Almost 90% of marine debris is comprised of man-made plastics. The chemicals that leach into the water will alter the oceans forever. Our landfills are suffocating under plastic bags and plastic debris. The time to reduce our dependency on plastics has come: Think Beyond Plastics.		Watch Our YouTube channel Support our work Blog Production stills Contact us

DROP THE PLASTIC BAG Billions of plastic bags are produced each year. Shoppers could use them for a few minutes and discard. Only about 2% get recycled, the rest end in landfill and in the ocean. Join Edward Norton and Sea Studios Foundation in our movement to stop the use of plastic bags. Learn more \| Join the cause \| Watch Edward Norton's message GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH A floating heap of plastic trash the size of Texas floats in the Pacific ocean, containing everlasting by products of our modern life: plastic toys, plastic bags, plastic bottles and more. What can we do? Learn more \| Join the cause \| Watch the video WASTEPHOBIA: ZERO WASTE Americans generated an average of 4.6 pounds of waste per person per day in 2006, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and recycled about one-third of it. That leaves about three pounds of trash per American per day — more than 160 million tons per year — streaming to landfills and incinerators. We can change this. Join the cause Save the Coral Reef Our coral reefs are disappearing with unprecedented speed, as a result of ocean pollution and ocean acidification. Learn more \| Join the cause