Plastic has revolutionized our world, solving extraordinary challenges to sustain our ever-growing population. From packaging to clothing, medical breakthroughs to moon landings, plastic has played a crucial role in modern advancements. Yet, in a global economy driven by consumption, we often overlook one critical question: what happens to plastic when its usefulness ends? Too often, we leave it for someone else to deal with—forgotten but not gone. But micro-plastics remain and their health issues are just recently being addressed.

This site doesn’t claim to address the entire plastic lifecycle problem; there are many dedicated resources that tackle that enormous challenge. Instead, my goal is to ignite awareness—among students, consumers, and manufacturers alike. Understanding all aspects of the issue is key to finding solutions.

By identifying the original manufacturers of plastic products, I aim to highlight where these items are ending up. While it may not be the manufacturer’s fault that their products pollute our environment, drawing attention to this reality can encourage companies to prioritize sustainability.

Many manufacturers include a token “sustainability” page tucked away on their websites, filled with vague claims and buzzwords. That shouldn’t be enough. Sustainability, accountability, and responsibility should be front and center, backed by clear evidence of meaningful action. Consumers deserve transparency, and companies must embrace their role in building a cleaner future.

T.R.A.S.H. is all you need to remember.

T = Take a bag

R = Recycle

A = Add a post

S = Source the origin

H = Help the cause.

Follow these steps: When you are out along the waterline of our beautiful planet, take a bag with you and collect the unnatural, then bring your findings home and try to identify the manufacturer of these products using the tools on this website. But before you place this waste in recycle, do the following: 1) identify when and where you were; 2) Take pictures of the logos and product manufacturer markings of the waste you found, then come to this site and use the template below as part of your post:

DATE:

NAME(S):

LOCATION: (GPS is always good for other researches)

PRODUCTS:

IMAGES:

HASHTAG IT: