Blue Verve Project Resource Library
Are you also passionate about protecting the oceans? There are so many great resources available where you can learn more and become an expert on the issue. We've collected a few of our favorite studies and articles to help you dive deeper on every facet of the global plastic pollution issue. Browse the links below by topic.
Get the facts about plastic
- Read the most widely cited study on plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean
- A recent study estimates the USA’s contribution to ocean plastic pollution
- This scientific review gives a good overview of plastic in the environment
- Browse a compilation of studies and data on plastic pollution from Our World in Data
- The EPA publishes statistics about waste and recycling
- The coronavirus pandemic has added to the plastic pollution issue, read about it in this Scientific American article
- This study investigates the impact of plastic on ocean life
Learn about the solutions
- The UN’s Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy published a thorough report on ocean plastic pollution
- A 2020 study calculates the possible outcomes of various plastic pollution scenarios
- National Geographic has compiled a running list of actions against ocean plastic pollution
- The Ellen MacArthur Foundation published A Vision of A Circular Economy For Plastic
- This study advocates for behavioral as well as economic solutions
- The US is monitoring and addressing ocean pollution through the NOAA Marine Debris Program and the EPA’s Trash Free Waters program
- This article proposes a more nuanced approach to eliminating plastic pollution