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Let’s Clean Up Our Beaches, Oceans, Lakes and Rivers!!

There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean. 269,00 tons float to the surface and 100,000 marine animals die from humans use of plastic every year. The plastic smells like food once covered in algae which makes the animals eat it. They can also get tangled in plastic items such as nets and bags (One Green Planet, 2018).

Fredericka Decuir September 19, 2019 Bio 220 Instructor: Dr. Holt-Gray

CLEAN UP YOUR BEACHES, OCEANS, LAKES AND RIVERS!

Plastic Waste in the Ocean by Country

Beach, Ocean, Lake and River Cleanup! Having communities Come together and volunteer to clean up and document the litter (Hutchinson,2017)

International Coastal Cleanup started more than 30 years ago. It started in Texas and has grown not just in the United States, over 100 countries.

International Coastal Cleanup started more than 30 years ago in Texas and has grown to not just the United States, but over 100 countries (Ocean Conservancy,2019)

Short term objectives: Clean up as 1 ton of plastic litter per body of water Long term objectives: Have most of the plastic litter eliminated from our bodies of water.

The end goal of the project above: To eliminate plastic litter and debris on beaches, oceans, rivers, and lakes.

How much plastic waste is produced by one person in a year

References Hutchinson, B. (2017). 7Ways to Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution Today. Retrieved from https://www.oceanicsociety.org/blog/1720/7-ways-to-reduceocean-plastic-pollution-today Ocean Conservancy. (2019). Fighting for Trash Free Seas Ending the Flow of Trash at the Source. Retrieved from https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/international-coastal-cleanup/ One Green Planet. (2018). These 5 Marine Animals Are Dying Because of Our Plastic Trash… Here’s How We Can Help. Retrieved from https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/marine-animals-are-dying-because-of-our-plastic-trash/...