GettingHelp
Lookingforanswersismorethanjustlookingfortrash.Italsomeanstalkingtopeople.Peoplewholivenearthebeachesknowtheplasticsbetterthanwedo.Theycanhelpusanswer questions.
Plasticonthebeachesdoesn’tmeanthatlocalpeoplearetoblame.Oceanwavescarryplasticalloverthe world.
JustinetraveledtotheArctictofindoutmoreaboutocean plastics.
IrecordwhattrashIfindandwhereit is.
Theplasticsproblemfeelsbig.Itis.Yet,thisproblemcanbesolved.Wecankeepplasticoutofouroceans.Idon’tmindpickinguptrash.Becauseindoingso,Iamworkingtowardasolution.Youcanhelp, too.
Welookatplastictrash undera microscope.
MakingaRecord
Webuildarecordofwhatwefind.Weuseourcellphones.WeuseanappcalledMarineDebris Tracker.
Allofourdatagoesintothetracker.Thatway,wecanshareourdata.Anyonewhowantstoseeourresearchcan.Evenyou!Anyonecancollectdata,too.Theycanusethesameappwe do.
ItakenoteswhenI’m working.
UnderTheMicroscope
LiveSmarteronOurPlanet
Reducinghumanpressureonourplanetisimportant!TheNationalGeographicSocietyhopestoreducetheamountofplasticenteringourriversby30percentby 2030.
