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    Winged Ambassadors

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    The site offers a free, five‑lesson classroom curriculum titled Winged Ambassadors: Ocean Literacy Through the Eyes of Albatross, developed in partnership with NOAA, Oikonos, and other agencies. Aimed primarily at grades 6–8 (with extensions for 9–12), the lessons use real albatross migration data, artist-scientist works, and National Geographic bolus (regurgitated food mass) imagery to explore…

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    In 2016, Japan was demonstrating a remarkably systematic approach to plastic bottle cap recycling that would prove influential for global “connect the cap” advocacy efforts. This image captures Japan’s sophisticated waste separation culture, where citizens routinely separate plastic bottle caps from their containers for specialized recycling processing. This practice highlighted both the environmental benefits and…

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    Boomerang Alliance – Australia

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    On the 21st February 2015, after a persistent campaign by the Boomerang Alliance, the NSW government committed to introducing a container deposit scheme (CDS) by mid-2017. The Premier Mike Baird announced he wanted the best practise CDS in the world. For the thousands of people and passionate communities which had lobbied their members of parliament,…

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    Litterati

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    Litterati: Cleaning our planet one piece at a time. A global community identifying, mapping and collecting the world’s litter. This digital landfill is accomplished by individuals posting photos on Instagram. 1) Find a piece of litter 2) Photo w/ Instagram 3) Add “#Litterati” 4) Throw out/recycle litter.  Join us. www.litterati.org  

  • Trash Free Seas Alliance

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    Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Alliance® unites industry, science and nonprofit leaders who share a common goal for a healthy ocean free of trash. The Alliance provides the only forum of its kind focused on identifying opportunities for cross-sector solutions that drive action and foster innovation. Central to the Alliance’s work is advancing new knowledge,…