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).
210 – LESSON 10: Advocating for Change
How to Advocate for Change: An overview of ‘how to advocate for change’ (e.g., in policies or actions), using Canada as the example location for that advocacy.