Lessons
209 – LESSON 9: Using Policy to Make a Difference
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). By completing this lesson, you will be …
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208 – LESSON 8: Taking Action, Creating A Plastics Recycling System
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. Mission: Healthy Oceans By completing this lesson, you will be able to: · explain …
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207 – LESSON 7: Moving to Action – Encouraging Behaviour Change
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’. By completing this lesson, you will: understand the connection between what you …
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206 – LESSON 6: Ocean Plastics 201: A Deeper Dive
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. Learning Objectives By completing this lesson, you will be able to describe: the magnitude of the ocean …
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105 – LESSON 5: Creating a Circular Economy for Plastics
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. Learning Objectives Understand the concept of a circular economy, specifically as it relates to plastic. Learn about actions that contribute to creating a circular …
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104 – LESSON 4: Why is Plastic Pollution a Problem?
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. Learning Objectives 1. Understand the social and environmental impact caused by plastic pollution. 2. Analyze existing solutions to reduce plastic pollution. 3. Create new …
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210 – LESSON 10: Advocating for Change
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. By completing this final lesson, you should be able to: understand the purpose of advocacy; identify different organizations and people who …
101 – LESSON 1: Plastic 101 – Introduction to Ocean Plastics
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. Learning Objectives 1. Learn about the origin and characteristics of plastic. 2. Learn how different types of plastic are classified by their resin code …
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102 – LESSON 2: What are Microplastics?
102 – LESSON 2: What are Microplastics? What are Microplastics: An introduction to microplastics including sources of microplastics and why microplastics are an issue. Learning Objectives Learn about the origin and characteristics of microplastics, including how our personal consumption habits contribute to their release into rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Understand the impact of microplastics …
103 – LESSON 3: The Journey of Plastics to the Ocean
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. Learning Objectives Learn about the journey of plastics to the ocean. Learn about the journey of plastics within the ocean, including points of …
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