The goal of the Plastic Pollution Initiative is:

• To reduce the amount of trash, particularly plastic pollution, reaching the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the ocean by providing the community with opportunities to participate in plastic pollution prevention and removal.

Through the Plastic Pollution Initiative we also strive to help the individual make the connection between their lifestyle choices and the collective community impacts of plastic and trash on our oceans.

• Trash removal
  programs are an important part of stopping trash from reaching the ocean.

• Education
  programs are the key to having an informed community who can make healthy ocean decisions.

• Trash prevention
  programs offer alternatives to the disposable lifestyle choices that are at the root of the plastic pollution problem.

For more information about plastic pollution check out our
Plastic Pollution Project page.