Brand Audit — Corporate Plastic Pollution Tracking
The Brand Audit is a global participatory science initiative tracking corporate plastic pollution through branded waste analysis, led by Break Free From Plastic
Científicos de la Basura — Citizen Marine Litter Monitoring
Científicos de la Basura is a Chilean citizen science program monitoring marine and riverine litter across Latin America, engaging students and communities in data collection
Viajeros del Océano — Marine Epibiont Citizen Science
Viajeros del Océano is a global citizen science project for researchers and volunteers, studying marine litter and epibionts as a transport mechanism for marine life
CoastSnap — Citizen Science Shoreline Tracker
CoastSnap is a global citizen science app that uses smartphone photos and photogrammetry to monitor coastal change over time, helping researchers understand sea level rise and storms.
COLIMAR — Didactic Marine Litter Collection
COLIMAR is a didactic collection of marine litter specimens, developed by UFPB, for environmental education and standardizing classification methods
The Big Microplastic Survey — Citizen Science Data
The Big Microplastic Survey is a global citizen science project collecting essential data on microplastics and mesoplastics in rivers, lakes, and coastal regions.
ProyectoSub Coastal Microplastics — Citizen Science Sampling
ProyectoSub’s citizen science protocol guides volunteers in sampling and identifying microplastics (1-25mm) on coastal beaches to assess contamination levels
Deep Dive – Arctic Beach Litter Method/Database
Self-guided platform and protocol for analyzing beach litter sources and pathways in the Arctic, along with living database
The Water Map – Microplastic Dataset & Test Kit
Crowdsourced microplastic detection in drinking water using Nile Red fluorescence staining and public mapping. Open dataset for tap and filtered water.
TRADE: Trash Rapid Assessment Data Exchange (ArcGIS Hub)
TRADE is a platform that standardizes community-based rapid trash assessments for MS4 stormwater monitoring, visualization, and downloadable reporting-ready datasets.