All Lessons
A list of our current educational offerings
101 – LESSON 1: Plastic 101 – Introduction to Ocean Plastics
Plastics 101: An introduction to plastics including how they are made and how to use resin identification codes to improve plastics sorting.
102 – LESSON 2: What are Microplastics?
What are Microplastics: An introduction to microplastics including sources of microplastics and why microplastics are an issue.
103 – LESSON 3: The Journey of Plastics to the Ocean
The Journey of Plastics to the Ocean: An introduction to how plastics become ocean plastics including the common pathways for plastics to reach the ocean.
104 – LESSON 4: Why is Plastic Pollution a Problem?
The Ocean Plastics Pollution Problem: An introduction to why ocean plastics are an issue including its effects on people and the planet.
105 – LESSON 5: Creating a Circular Economy for Plastics
Circular Economy 101: An introduction to the concept of a circular economy and how it could help resolve the ocean plastics pollution issue.
206 – LESSON 6: Ocean Plastics 201: A Deeper Dive
Ocean Plastics 201: An introduction to ocean plastics and what makes them different than plastics collected through source separated land-based programs. This includes sources of the plastics, contamination, sorting, management, and processing.
207 – LESSON 7: Moving to Action – Encouraging Behaviour Change
Encouraging Behavioural Changes: An overview of how to encourage and enable behavioural changes that would work towards preventing and collecting ocean plastics, and encourage people to ‘join the ocean plastics cause’.
208 – LESSON 8: Taking Action, Creating A Plastics Recycling System
Recycling System Planning: An overview of how to set up a recycling system for ocean plastics prevention and management: essentially a “Master Recycler’ course aimed at anyone who seeks to collect or process plastics or ocean plastics.
209 – LESSON 9: Using Policy to Make a Difference
How to Use Policies to Affect Change: An overview of the kinds of policies that exist that could stem the flow of ocean plastics into the environment (e.g., extended producer responsibility, deposit return systems, green procurement, funding tools).