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We're taking action to clean up the waterways of the Great Lakes region!
THE GREAT LAKES PLASTIC CLEANUP
Over 14.7K
people engaged at outreach events. We are working to connect local communities with important information about plastic pollution.
Over 192K
pieces of plastic debris reported to be removed across the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup network. Check out our data page here!
100+
partners and collaborators, including marinas, local environmental organizations, government, industry, zoos, and academic institutions.
12.2 Billion
liters of water filtered by plastic capture technology
The Great Lakes Region by Numbers
107 million
people call the Great Lakes region home and rely on the ecosystem services the lakes provide.
10 million
kilograms of plastic litter are estimated to enter the Great Lakes - each year.
3,500
species of plants and animals are found in the Great Lakes region - some are found nowhere else.
21%
of the world's surface freshwater supply is contained in the Great Lakes (~22.7 quadrillion litres!)
"Volunteering with the GLPC taught me how connected local communities are when it comes to pollution clean up"
- Volunteer from Innisfil, Ontario
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