WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.320 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:00:02.320 --> 00:00:05.570 align:middle line:90% 00:00:05.570 --> 00:00:12.380 align:middle line:84% Welcome to the Ocean Today, Every Full Moon Watch Party 00:00:12.380 --> 00:00:16.340 align:middle line:84% with marine science educator and host, Simone Barkley, 00:00:16.340 --> 00:00:19.910 align:middle line:90% live from her home in Baltimore. 00:00:19.910 --> 00:00:21.860 align:middle line:84% Today, we'll be shown inspiring videos 00:00:21.860 --> 00:00:24.320 align:middle line:84% from the Emmy Award Winning Ocean Today "Trash Talk" 00:00:24.320 --> 00:00:25.620 align:middle line:90% collection. 00:00:25.620 --> 00:00:29.150 align:middle line:84% Christy Kehoe from NOAA's Marine Debris Program 00:00:29.150 --> 00:00:31.610 align:middle line:84% will help us learn what marine debris is 00:00:31.610 --> 00:00:35.120 align:middle line:84% and how it gets into our rivers, bays, and ocean. 00:00:35.120 --> 00:00:38.350 align:middle line:84% Dr. Sherry Lippiatt from NOAA's Marine Debris Program 00:00:38.350 --> 00:00:40.910 align:middle line:84% will answer your questions about the Pacific Garbage 00:00:40.910 --> 00:00:44.640 align:middle line:84% Patch and the latest research on microplastics. 00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:48.180 align:middle line:84% And Kathryn Youngblood from the University of Georgia 00:00:48.180 --> 00:00:50.600 align:middle line:84% will share how you can be part of the solution 00:00:50.600 --> 00:00:52.400 align:middle line:84% by using the Marine Debris Tracker 00:00:52.400 --> 00:00:56.060 align:middle line:84% app to help scientists compile valuable data. 00:00:56.060 --> 00:00:59.150 align:middle line:84% Here at Ocean Today, we respect your privacy. 00:00:59.150 --> 00:01:01.670 align:middle line:84% The show will be recorded, but viewers will not 00:01:01.670 --> 00:01:02.840 align:middle line:90% be shown on camera. 00:01:02.840 --> 00:01:05.710 align:middle line:90% 00:01:05.710 --> 00:01:07.850 align:middle line:84% We love your questions and feedback. 00:01:07.850 --> 00:01:09.790 align:middle line:84% So feel free to use the chat box, 00:01:09.790 --> 00:01:13.320 align:middle line:84% but please, be kind to everyone, and keep it civil. 00:01:13.320 --> 00:01:16.300 align:middle line:84% And don't forget to tune in next Full Moon as we learn about El 00:01:16.300 --> 00:01:20.450 align:middle line:84% Niño and La Niña and how changes in ocean temperature can 00:01:20.450 --> 00:01:23.380 align:middle line:84% influence weather thousands of miles inland. 00:01:23.380 --> 00:01:27.380 align:middle line:84% And now let's get started with our first "Trash Talk" video. 00:01:27.380 --> 00:01:30.817 align:middle line:90% 00:01:30.817 --> 00:01:32.781 align:middle line:90% [PLAYFUL MUSIC] 00:01:32.781 --> 00:01:37.691 align:middle line:90% Shoo 00:01:37.691 --> 00:01:38.200 align:middle line:90% Shoo. 00:01:38.200 --> 00:01:40.720 align:middle line:84% Have you ever been to the beach and noticed litter 00:01:40.720 --> 00:01:44.320 align:middle line:84% like plastic bottles or foam takeout containers on the sand? 00:01:44.320 --> 00:01:46.390 align:middle line:84% Or maybe you've been to a river bay, 00:01:46.390 --> 00:01:50.890 align:middle line:84% where there's a bag or car tire stuck in the mud on the shore, 00:01:50.890 --> 00:01:52.510 align:middle line:84% or a bunch of deflated balloons that 00:01:52.510 --> 00:01:55.660 align:middle line:84% say "Happy birthday" floating in the water? 00:01:55.660 --> 00:01:58.120 align:middle line:84% All of that junk in the water or on the shoreline 00:01:58.120 --> 00:01:59.980 align:middle line:90% is considered marine debris. 00:01:59.980 --> 00:02:02.260 align:middle line:84% It's anything solid and man-made. 00:02:02.260 --> 00:02:03.940 align:middle line:84% In the ocean or Great Lakes, that 00:02:03.940 --> 00:02:06.720 align:middle line:90% is not supposed to be there. 00:02:06.720 --> 00:02:10.389 align:middle line:84% And anything people use every day can become marine debris 00:02:10.389 --> 00:02:15.430 align:middle line:84% if they don't dispose of it properly, and I mean anything. 00:02:15.430 --> 00:02:18.790 align:middle line:84% The most common items we find when we do shoreline cleanups 00:02:18.790 --> 00:02:24.260 align:middle line:84% are plastics, but we also find rubber, cloth, glass, metal, 00:02:24.260 --> 00:02:25.930 align:middle line:90% and paper litter. 00:02:25.930 --> 00:02:29.680 align:middle line:84% Sometimes, the debris is so tiny like a plastic microbead 00:02:29.680 --> 00:02:34.120 align:middle line:84% from your face wash that you can clearly see it in the water. 00:02:34.120 --> 00:02:37.270 align:middle line:84% Marine debris is more than just trash in the ocean. 00:02:37.270 --> 00:02:41.230 align:middle line:84% Sometimes, fishers lose their gear like fishing traps, nets, 00:02:41.230 --> 00:02:43.420 align:middle line:84% or fishing line, and it continues 00:02:43.420 --> 00:02:45.550 align:middle line:84% to drift through the water catching 00:02:45.550 --> 00:02:47.950 align:middle line:90% animals for a long time. 00:02:47.950 --> 00:02:51.910 align:middle line:84% We call that derelict fishing gear, and its marine debris. 00:02:51.910 --> 00:02:55.600 align:middle line:84% Have you ever seen an old boat left behind on a shoreline? 00:02:55.600 --> 00:02:59.810 align:middle line:84% Abandoned and derelict vessels are also marine debris. 00:02:59.810 --> 00:03:00.880 align:middle line:90% So let's review. 00:03:00.880 --> 00:03:04.030 align:middle line:84% Anything we use every day can become marine debris 00:03:04.030 --> 00:03:05.800 align:middle line:84% if we don't dispose of it properly, 00:03:05.800 --> 00:03:08.650 align:middle line:84% or if it goes into the water by accident. 00:03:08.650 --> 00:03:13.930 align:middle line:84% Marine debris can be very small, or can be very big, 00:03:13.930 --> 00:03:16.450 align:middle line:90% and anything in between. 00:03:16.450 --> 00:03:18.582 align:middle line:84% But most importantly, marine debris 00:03:18.582 --> 00:03:21.040 align:middle line:84% is one of the biggest pollution problems facing the world's 00:03:21.040 --> 00:03:22.575 align:middle line:90% oceans and waterways today. 00:03:22.575 --> 00:03:23.854 align:middle line:90% [PLAYFUL MUSIC] 00:03:23.854 --> 00:03:24.354 align:middle line:90% Shoo. 00:03:24.354 --> 00:03:24.854 align:middle line:90% [CLANG] 00:03:24.854 --> 00:03:30.830 align:middle line:90% 00:03:30.830 --> 00:03:31.350 align:middle line:90% Wow. 00:03:31.350 --> 00:03:36.300 align:middle line:84% Well, hello, everybody, and welcome to our show for today. 00:03:36.300 --> 00:03:39.540 align:middle line:84% This is the Ocean Today, Every Full Moon Watch Party. 00:03:39.540 --> 00:03:44.250 align:middle line:84% And today, we'll be doing our show on "Trash Talk." 00:03:44.250 --> 00:03:46.770 align:middle line:84% So we have a collection of videos, 00:03:46.770 --> 00:03:51.340 align:middle line:84% that as you heard in the intro, has won an Emmy in the past. 00:03:51.340 --> 00:03:53.790 align:middle line:84% And so we wanted to show you all some of the videos 00:03:53.790 --> 00:03:55.710 align:middle line:90% from that collection. 00:03:55.710 --> 00:03:57.540 align:middle line:84% As we do that, we're also going to be 00:03:57.540 --> 00:03:59.640 align:middle line:84% joined by some guests, who are going 00:03:59.640 --> 00:04:03.930 align:middle line:84% to talk to us a little bit more about marine debris 00:04:03.930 --> 00:04:06.900 align:middle line:84% and about things that we can do to prevent marine debris 00:04:06.900 --> 00:04:08.700 align:middle line:90% from going into our ocean. 00:04:08.700 --> 00:04:12.330 align:middle line:84% So to get started today, we're going to go ahead and throw up 00:04:12.330 --> 00:04:15.690 align:middle line:90% our very first poll. 00:04:15.690 --> 00:04:18.839 align:middle line:84% We love polls here at Ocean Today, Every Full Moon. 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:23.280 align:middle line:84% And this one is, what is one of the most 00:04:23.280 --> 00:04:25.770 align:middle line:90% common types of marine debris? 00:04:25.770 --> 00:04:29.800 align:middle line:84% What is one of the most common types of marine debris? 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:31.580 align:middle line:90% So there are options listed-- 00:04:31.580 --> 00:04:36.030 align:middle line:84% abandoned boats, glass jars, single-use plastics, 00:04:36.030 --> 00:04:37.050 align:middle line:90% and soda cans. 00:04:37.050 --> 00:04:40.730 align:middle line:90% So please choose your answer. 00:04:40.730 --> 00:04:44.260 align:middle line:84% Everyone should be able to choose their answer. 00:04:44.260 --> 00:04:47.060 align:middle line:84% All right, and I'll give you a hint. 00:04:47.060 --> 00:04:50.050 align:middle line:90% One of the answers was in the-- 00:04:50.050 --> 00:04:53.270 align:middle line:84% the answer actually within the video that we just showed. 00:04:53.270 --> 00:04:55.670 align:middle line:84% We talked a lot in that video about different types 00:04:55.670 --> 00:04:58.220 align:middle line:84% of marine debris, but they did say which 00:04:58.220 --> 00:05:01.772 align:middle line:90% one is the most common type. 00:05:01.772 --> 00:05:04.680 align:middle line:90% All right, the poll is close. 00:05:04.680 --> 00:05:09.840 align:middle line:84% And so the correct answer is single-use plastic, right? 00:05:09.840 --> 00:05:13.350 align:middle line:84% And this is something that we're going to get a little bit more 00:05:13.350 --> 00:05:15.080 align:middle line:90% into as we go on in the show. 00:05:15.080 --> 00:05:17.610 align:middle line:84% We'll talk a little bit more about single-use plastic. 00:05:17.610 --> 00:05:21.120 align:middle line:84% But first, I want to bring in our very first guest, who 00:05:21.120 --> 00:05:23.140 align:middle line:90% is going to join us. 00:05:23.140 --> 00:05:25.420 align:middle line:84% We will be joined by Christy Kehoe, who 00:05:25.420 --> 00:05:29.650 align:middle line:84% is the mid-Atlantic regional co-coordinator with NOAA Marine 00:05:29.650 --> 00:05:32.050 align:middle line:90% Debris Program. 00:05:32.050 --> 00:05:34.480 align:middle line:90% Welcome, Christy. 00:05:34.480 --> 00:05:36.860 align:middle line:84% Thanks, Symone for that kind introduction, 00:05:36.860 --> 00:05:39.580 align:middle line:84% and the opportunity to speak with you all today. 00:05:39.580 --> 00:05:42.310 align:middle line:84% Yes, I am genuinely that excited to be 00:05:42.310 --> 00:05:43.690 align:middle line:90% around dumpsters and trash. 00:05:43.690 --> 00:05:47.080 align:middle line:84% And I really do want the job I do with the NOAA Marine Debris 00:05:47.080 --> 00:05:48.280 align:middle line:90% Program. 00:05:48.280 --> 00:05:51.280 align:middle line:84% So a few points I wanted to highlight that marine debris is 00:05:51.280 --> 00:05:53.800 align:middle line:84% one of the biggest pollution issues facing the world's 00:05:53.800 --> 00:05:55.480 align:middle line:90% ocean and the Great Lakes. 00:05:55.480 --> 00:05:57.610 align:middle line:84% And it's a widespread problem that 00:05:57.610 --> 00:06:00.050 align:middle line:84% touches every corner of the ocean, 00:06:00.050 --> 00:06:02.950 align:middle line:84% and can be found not only on the surface of the water, 00:06:02.950 --> 00:06:05.290 align:middle line:84% but some of the deepest underwater trenches 00:06:05.290 --> 00:06:08.490 align:middle line:84% on the earth, and even on the sea ice at the poles. 00:06:08.490 --> 00:06:10.690 align:middle line:84% And it's important to remember that anything 00:06:10.690 --> 00:06:13.923 align:middle line:84% that people use on a daily basis can become marine debris. 00:06:13.923 --> 00:06:15.340 align:middle line:84% If it's not properly disposed off, 00:06:15.340 --> 00:06:17.530 align:middle line:84% it makes its way into our waterways whether 00:06:17.530 --> 00:06:19.440 align:middle line:90% by accident or due to littering. 00:06:19.440 --> 00:06:21.910 align:middle line:84% As the answer to the poll showed, 00:06:21.910 --> 00:06:24.010 align:middle line:84% one of the most common types of marine debris 00:06:24.010 --> 00:06:25.385 align:middle line:90% is single-use plastic. 00:06:25.385 --> 00:06:28.600 align:middle line:84% These items like food wrappers, plastic bottles, cups, 00:06:28.600 --> 00:06:30.400 align:middle line:90% plastic bag, plates-- 00:06:30.400 --> 00:06:32.380 align:middle line:84% and these single-use items are intended 00:06:32.380 --> 00:06:34.960 align:middle line:84% for one-time use or sometimes, for just a few minutes 00:06:34.960 --> 00:06:36.800 align:middle line:90% or seconds like coffee stirrers. 00:06:36.800 --> 00:06:39.730 align:middle line:84% But they leave a lasting impact on the marine environment 00:06:39.730 --> 00:06:42.730 align:middle line:84% and waterways if not properly disposed. 00:06:42.730 --> 00:06:45.700 align:middle line:84% While single-use plastics are one of the most common types 00:06:45.700 --> 00:06:48.130 align:middle line:84% of debris, all the items listed on the poll 00:06:48.130 --> 00:06:50.250 align:middle line:84% also prevalent types of marine debris 00:06:50.250 --> 00:06:52.310 align:middle line:84% and have a wider range of impact tampering 00:06:52.310 --> 00:06:55.630 align:middle line:84% the habitat, sea life, communities, and the economy. 00:06:55.630 --> 00:06:58.000 align:middle line:84% For example, small pieces of glass and soda cans 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:00.550 align:middle line:84% can harm marine life by being injured, ingested, 00:07:00.550 --> 00:07:01.720 align:middle line:90% or entangled. 00:07:01.720 --> 00:07:05.020 align:middle line:84% Abandoned and derelict boats can have a significant impact 00:07:05.020 --> 00:07:08.830 align:middle line:84% on habitats such as smothering seagrass and coral reefs. 00:07:08.830 --> 00:07:10.630 align:middle line:84% And one that's debris picked up that 00:07:10.630 --> 00:07:12.880 align:middle line:84% wasn't listed in the poll that was in the video 00:07:12.880 --> 00:07:14.610 align:middle line:90% was derelict fishing gear. 00:07:14.610 --> 00:07:17.410 align:middle line:84% And this is the type of derelict fishing gear that 00:07:17.410 --> 00:07:21.010 align:middle line:84% is no longer under the control of recreational or commercial 00:07:21.010 --> 00:07:21.970 align:middle line:90% fishers-- 00:07:21.970 --> 00:07:24.550 align:middle line:84% the monofilament lines, net, pot, 00:07:24.550 --> 00:07:27.380 align:middle line:84% floats, and other gear, which can continue to trap 00:07:27.380 --> 00:07:30.840 align:middle line:84% and kill target species such as other bycatch, 00:07:30.840 --> 00:07:32.740 align:middle line:90% sea life, and even seabirds. 00:07:32.740 --> 00:07:35.110 align:middle line:84% So this is often known as ghost fishing. 00:07:35.110 --> 00:07:36.640 align:middle line:84% The biggest takeaway from this poll 00:07:36.640 --> 00:07:38.570 align:middle line:84% is that marine debris comes from people, 00:07:38.570 --> 00:07:40.570 align:middle line:84% which means that we can be part of the solution. 00:07:40.570 --> 00:07:42.280 align:middle line:84% And I'm looking forward to talking more 00:07:42.280 --> 00:07:44.770 align:middle line:84% in future segment with you and other guests about how 00:07:44.770 --> 00:07:47.500 align:middle line:84% we can prevent and remove the burning debris. 00:07:47.500 --> 00:07:48.220 align:middle line:90% Yes, Christy. 00:07:48.220 --> 00:07:49.580 align:middle line:90% That was a great intro. 00:07:49.580 --> 00:07:50.500 align:middle line:90% Thank you so much. 00:07:50.500 --> 00:07:51.955 align:middle line:84% I didn't have to ask you anything. 00:07:51.955 --> 00:07:52.580 align:middle line:90% You were on it. 00:07:52.580 --> 00:07:54.610 align:middle line:84% So you knew that I was going to make 00:07:54.610 --> 00:07:58.070 align:middle line:84% a comment about that photo that we shared, 00:07:58.070 --> 00:08:00.490 align:middle line:90% our UNESCO dumpster trash. 00:08:00.490 --> 00:08:02.890 align:middle line:84% Never seen someone so excited to be next to trash. 00:08:02.890 --> 00:08:03.390 align:middle line:90% [LAUGHS] 00:08:03.390 --> 00:08:06.640 align:middle line:90% Pure [INAUDIBLE] Symone. 00:08:06.640 --> 00:08:11.380 align:middle line:84% Yes, and thank you so much for teaching us about-- 00:08:11.380 --> 00:08:13.420 align:middle line:84% making sure that we understand the marine debris 00:08:13.420 --> 00:08:16.030 align:middle line:84% is much more than just single-use plastics, 00:08:16.030 --> 00:08:18.790 align:middle line:84% because that's a lot of times what we hear. 00:08:18.790 --> 00:08:20.590 align:middle line:84% We hear a lot of information about you 00:08:20.590 --> 00:08:23.800 align:middle line:84% know reducing your single-use plastic, which is definitely 00:08:23.800 --> 00:08:24.603 align:middle line:90% important. 00:08:24.603 --> 00:08:26.020 align:middle line:84% But there are other things that we 00:08:26.020 --> 00:08:30.610 align:middle line:84% can do with other types of debris, and litter, and trash, 00:08:30.610 --> 00:08:34.750 align:middle line:84% and other items [INAUDIBLE] into waters that we should also 00:08:34.750 --> 00:08:35.500 align:middle line:90% be preventing. 00:08:35.500 --> 00:08:38.740 align:middle line:84% So we're going to get to some questions for Christy. 00:08:38.740 --> 00:08:40.690 align:middle line:84% So please go ahead and put your questions 00:08:40.690 --> 00:08:43.480 align:middle line:90% into the phone to the chat box. 00:08:43.480 --> 00:08:47.830 align:middle line:84% But as you do so, we're going to watch our next video 00:08:47.830 --> 00:08:49.600 align:middle line:84% from the "Trash Talk" collection. 00:08:49.600 --> 00:08:53.350 align:middle line:84% This video is, "Where does marine debris come from?" 00:08:53.350 --> 00:08:55.030 align:middle line:84% After the video, we'll come back, 00:08:55.030 --> 00:08:57.958 align:middle line:84% and we'll ask Christy some questions. 00:08:57.958 --> 00:09:02.449 align:middle line:90% [PLAYFUL MUSIC] 00:09:02.449 --> 00:09:05.280 align:middle line:84% Where does marine debris come from? 00:09:05.280 --> 00:09:07.380 align:middle line:84% Marine debris comes from many different sources 00:09:07.380 --> 00:09:09.660 align:middle line:84% and enters the ocean in many ways. 00:09:09.660 --> 00:09:11.430 align:middle line:84% Intentional littering and dumping 00:09:11.430 --> 00:09:13.830 align:middle line:84% are a big cause of marine debris. 00:09:13.830 --> 00:09:15.660 align:middle line:84% Sometimes, the trash goes directly 00:09:15.660 --> 00:09:18.360 align:middle line:84% into the ocean like when beachgoers don't pick up 00:09:18.360 --> 00:09:21.150 align:middle line:84% after themselves, or sometimes, marine debris 00:09:21.150 --> 00:09:24.300 align:middle line:84% is indirectly generated in a city hundreds of miles 00:09:24.300 --> 00:09:25.380 align:middle line:90% from the ocean. 00:09:25.380 --> 00:09:27.510 align:middle line:84% When someone litters on the street or parking lot, 00:09:27.510 --> 00:09:30.600 align:middle line:84% rain water can move the trash into storm drains that 00:09:30.600 --> 00:09:34.110 align:middle line:84% empty into streams, rivers, and other bodies of water, 00:09:34.110 --> 00:09:35.910 align:middle line:90% or the wind can blow it there. 00:09:35.910 --> 00:09:37.770 align:middle line:84% Those rivers and streams can eventually 00:09:37.770 --> 00:09:39.780 align:middle line:90% carry the trash to the ocean. 00:09:39.780 --> 00:09:43.920 align:middle line:84% Improper or careless waste disposal is another big cause. 00:09:43.920 --> 00:09:46.470 align:middle line:84% Have you ever seen an overflowing trash can, 00:09:46.470 --> 00:09:49.650 align:middle line:84% but for some reason, people keep putting trash there? 00:09:49.650 --> 00:09:51.450 align:middle line:90% Hello, marine debris? 00:09:51.450 --> 00:09:53.190 align:middle line:84% Or when someone throws a piece of plastic 00:09:53.190 --> 00:09:56.070 align:middle line:84% at the trash when it should have been recycled. 00:09:56.070 --> 00:09:58.500 align:middle line:84% Around the world, many people don't have access 00:09:58.500 --> 00:10:00.960 align:middle line:84% to proper waste disposal or recycling. 00:10:00.960 --> 00:10:04.900 align:middle line:84% But the trash keeps piling up, and it has to go somewhere. 00:10:04.900 --> 00:10:06.630 align:middle line:90% It's not just here on land. 00:10:06.630 --> 00:10:08.250 align:middle line:84% Marine debris comes from activities 00:10:08.250 --> 00:10:10.080 align:middle line:90% out on the water too. 00:10:10.080 --> 00:10:13.440 align:middle line:84% People on boats sometimes throw their trash overboard, 00:10:13.440 --> 00:10:16.560 align:middle line:84% and that's against the law Or trash 00:10:16.560 --> 00:10:19.890 align:middle line:84% can accidentally, fall, blow, or wash off vessels 00:10:19.890 --> 00:10:21.090 align:middle line:90% into the water. 00:10:21.090 --> 00:10:23.250 align:middle line:84% Sometimes, fishers lose their fishing gear, 00:10:23.250 --> 00:10:25.980 align:middle line:84% thanks to storms or passing vessels. 00:10:25.980 --> 00:10:28.860 align:middle line:84% Once debris gets to the ocean, it's very difficult 00:10:28.860 --> 00:10:31.270 align:middle line:90% to trace the exact source. 00:10:31.270 --> 00:10:35.200 align:middle line:84% The bottom line is marine debris comes from us. 00:10:35.200 --> 00:10:37.690 align:middle line:84% Humans are the source, and every single person 00:10:37.690 --> 00:10:42.658 align:middle line:84% has the power and the responsibility to prevent it. 00:10:42.658 --> 00:10:43.562 align:middle line:90% Shoo. 00:10:43.562 --> 00:10:44.062 align:middle line:90% [CLANG] 00:10:44.062 --> 00:10:47.810 align:middle line:90% 00:10:47.810 --> 00:10:48.560 align:middle line:90% All right, great. 00:10:48.560 --> 00:10:52.120 align:middle line:84% So after that video, we just wanted 00:10:52.120 --> 00:10:54.230 align:middle line:84% to talk a little bit more about how 00:10:54.230 --> 00:10:56.390 align:middle line:84% debris might get into a body of water, 00:10:56.390 --> 00:11:00.350 align:middle line:84% because you might think that if I don't live near the ocean, 00:11:00.350 --> 00:11:02.630 align:middle line:84% then marine debris isn't an issue. 00:11:02.630 --> 00:11:04.490 align:middle line:84% For example, I live in Baltimore, 00:11:04.490 --> 00:11:06.860 align:middle line:90% and we don't live near an ocean. 00:11:06.860 --> 00:11:08.000 align:middle line:90% And I live in the city. 00:11:08.000 --> 00:11:09.650 align:middle line:84% There's not really a body of water 00:11:09.650 --> 00:11:11.600 align:middle line:84% like right next to my house or anything, 00:11:11.600 --> 00:11:16.790 align:middle line:84% but how my trash that might be on the street or things 00:11:16.790 --> 00:11:19.490 align:middle line:84% on the ground here get into a body of water 00:11:19.490 --> 00:11:22.010 align:middle line:90% from my community? 00:11:22.010 --> 00:11:22.880 align:middle line:90% Thanks, Symone. 00:11:22.880 --> 00:11:24.140 align:middle line:90% That's a great question. 00:11:24.140 --> 00:11:26.810 align:middle line:84% A lot of times, the folks live inland, or maybe, 00:11:26.810 --> 00:11:28.347 align:middle line:90% they don't see the ocean. 00:11:28.347 --> 00:11:29.930 align:middle line:84% From their neighborhoods, it's kind of 00:11:29.930 --> 00:11:32.030 align:middle line:84% hard to think about that connection, 00:11:32.030 --> 00:11:35.810 align:middle line:84% but really, the important note here is that trash travels. 00:11:35.810 --> 00:11:38.120 align:middle line:84% Even if you live really far inland, and again, 00:11:38.120 --> 00:11:42.020 align:middle line:84% not necessarily close to a waterway, or the ocean itself, 00:11:42.020 --> 00:11:43.910 align:middle line:84% that there's a lot of different pathways 00:11:43.910 --> 00:11:46.140 align:middle line:90% that trash can enter the ocean. 00:11:46.140 --> 00:11:48.620 align:middle line:84% For example, it can be intentional littering, 00:11:48.620 --> 00:11:51.040 align:middle line:84% and throwing and dumping into the waterway, 00:11:51.040 --> 00:11:53.720 align:middle line:84% but there are also can be unintentional littering. 00:11:53.720 --> 00:11:56.930 align:middle line:84% So it also includes overflowing trash bins, 00:11:56.930 --> 00:11:59.330 align:middle line:84% where sometimes the winds can take it off the top, 00:11:59.330 --> 00:12:01.760 align:middle line:84% and it can blow onto the street, which can end up 00:12:01.760 --> 00:12:05.660 align:middle line:84% in storm drains, which ultimately end up sometimes 00:12:05.660 --> 00:12:09.420 align:middle line:84% in tributaries, rivers, and then again ultimately to the ocean. 00:12:09.420 --> 00:12:12.650 align:middle line:84% And so really want to say that no matter where trash is, 00:12:12.650 --> 00:12:15.450 align:middle line:84% we don't want it at our environment, 00:12:15.450 --> 00:12:18.547 align:middle line:84% and that it ultimately can enter the ocean. 00:12:18.547 --> 00:12:20.880 align:middle line:84% Right, and so that's a really great point that you make. 00:12:20.880 --> 00:12:23.720 align:middle line:84% It's not just about it entering the ocean per se, 00:12:23.720 --> 00:12:25.760 align:middle line:84% but it could be any waterway, right? 00:12:25.760 --> 00:12:26.990 align:middle line:90% It could be a river. 00:12:26.990 --> 00:12:27.900 align:middle line:90% It could be anything. 00:12:27.900 --> 00:12:30.200 align:middle line:84% And of course, in Baltimore, we have 00:12:30.200 --> 00:12:32.720 align:middle line:84% a river that's downtown in our city, 00:12:32.720 --> 00:12:34.280 align:middle line:84% and that leads to the Chesapeake Bay. 00:12:34.280 --> 00:12:36.575 align:middle line:84% So thank you for giving that context. 00:12:36.575 --> 00:12:39.350 align:middle line:84% So I'm going to give you get a couple of questions 00:12:39.350 --> 00:12:43.400 align:middle line:84% from the folks who are listening in today. 00:12:43.400 --> 00:12:47.960 align:middle line:84% And one person asked, "How can we properly dispose 00:12:47.960 --> 00:12:50.630 align:middle line:84% single-use plastic so it does not 00:12:50.630 --> 00:12:53.310 align:middle line:90% end up into a body of water?" 00:12:53.310 --> 00:12:54.870 align:middle line:90% That's a really great question. 00:12:54.870 --> 00:12:56.520 align:middle line:84% And I think with single-use plastic, 00:12:56.520 --> 00:12:59.690 align:middle line:84% where I like to start off is prevention. 00:12:59.690 --> 00:13:02.640 align:middle line:84% Sometimes, it's unavoidable that we need to use these products 00:13:02.640 --> 00:13:06.420 align:middle line:84% but if you have the opportunity to reuse or reduce 00:13:06.420 --> 00:13:10.100 align:middle line:84% your single-use impact, that's the first kind of part. 00:13:10.100 --> 00:13:14.010 align:middle line:84% But with that, making sure that it's properly disposed off. 00:13:14.010 --> 00:13:18.320 align:middle line:84% So this can include making sure that those single-use items 00:13:18.320 --> 00:13:22.280 align:middle line:84% enter the appropriate bins, and also making sure that those 00:13:22.280 --> 00:13:25.130 align:middle line:84% things are close. , Again wanting to highlight that, 00:13:25.130 --> 00:13:26.680 align:middle line:90% that trash does travel. 00:13:26.680 --> 00:13:29.980 align:middle line:84% So sometimes, it can be knocked over by the wind or storm. 00:13:29.980 --> 00:13:31.580 align:middle line:84% So I really want to make sure it's 00:13:31.580 --> 00:13:36.230 align:middle line:84% in the appropriate place for solid waste management. 00:13:36.230 --> 00:13:36.730 align:middle line:90% Great. 00:13:36.730 --> 00:13:40.100 align:middle line:90% 00:13:40.100 --> 00:13:44.120 align:middle line:84% OK, so this is a question that I actually really like. 00:13:44.120 --> 00:13:46.383 align:middle line:84% And I think that it's one that you 00:13:46.383 --> 00:13:48.800 align:middle line:84% might anticipate because we talked about this a little bit 00:13:48.800 --> 00:13:49.600 align:middle line:90% before. 00:13:49.600 --> 00:13:53.450 align:middle line:84% So this question is, "So much of the movement 00:13:53.450 --> 00:13:56.410 align:middle line:84% to decrease plastic is very focused 00:13:56.410 --> 00:13:58.520 align:middle line:84% on like the middle or upper class. 00:13:58.520 --> 00:14:01.520 align:middle line:84% How do we effectively make this movement more inclusive, 00:14:01.520 --> 00:14:04.010 align:middle line:84% welcoming, and relevant to people's lives? 00:14:04.010 --> 00:14:06.410 align:middle line:84% Do we have data on low-income families 00:14:06.410 --> 00:14:10.556 align:middle line:84% perception of this movement or barriers, for example?" 00:14:10.556 --> 00:14:13.020 align:middle line:84% Yeah, and I think that's a really great question, 00:14:13.020 --> 00:14:17.550 align:middle line:84% and something that impacts in every single community. 00:14:17.550 --> 00:14:21.330 align:middle line:84% And so some communities might not have the resources 00:14:21.330 --> 00:14:24.840 align:middle line:84% or waste management options that other communities have. 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:27.420 align:middle line:84% And so with that in mind, again-- 00:14:27.420 --> 00:14:32.800 align:middle line:84% where and applicable you can reduce, and reuse, and refuse 00:14:32.800 --> 00:14:35.700 align:middle line:84% single-use plastics, but other things you can do is just 00:14:35.700 --> 00:14:37.900 align:middle line:84% learn what's available in your community. 00:14:37.900 --> 00:14:40.250 align:middle line:84% So again, researching the different type 00:14:40.250 --> 00:14:42.720 align:middle line:84% of recycling and solid-waste management options 00:14:42.720 --> 00:14:44.640 align:middle line:90% that are available. 00:14:44.640 --> 00:14:46.440 align:middle line:84% If there aren't any available, then it's 00:14:46.440 --> 00:14:49.020 align:middle line:84% figuring out what options are and where 00:14:49.020 --> 00:14:50.240 align:middle line:90% those infrastructures are. 00:14:50.240 --> 00:14:52.800 align:middle line:84% So where the bins are at, and again, making sure 00:14:52.800 --> 00:14:55.265 align:middle line:90% that those are properly closed. 00:14:55.265 --> 00:14:56.640 align:middle line:84% But then there's other things you 00:14:56.640 --> 00:14:58.740 align:middle line:84% can do like perhaps, you can organize 00:14:58.740 --> 00:15:00.450 align:middle line:84% a small cleanup in your neighborhood, 00:15:00.450 --> 00:15:05.250 align:middle line:84% or backyard with your family, or there's an opportunity 00:15:05.250 --> 00:15:08.610 align:middle line:84% to use applications such as the Marine Debris Tracker 00:15:08.610 --> 00:15:11.040 align:middle line:84% app, where you can search to document where trash 00:15:11.040 --> 00:15:12.300 align:middle line:90% is in your neighborhood. 00:15:12.300 --> 00:15:16.110 align:middle line:84% And this isn't important just for making sure and tracking 00:15:16.110 --> 00:15:19.920 align:middle line:84% where that trash is, but this is important for decision makers 00:15:19.920 --> 00:15:23.040 align:middle line:84% and local leaders to really identify where the needs are 00:15:23.040 --> 00:15:25.360 align:middle line:90% and how best to help. 00:15:25.360 --> 00:15:28.260 align:middle line:84% Yes, so thank you so much for that point 1. 00:15:28.260 --> 00:15:30.750 align:middle line:84% Thanks for bringing up know the Marine Debris Tracker app. 00:15:30.750 --> 00:15:32.460 align:middle line:84% I saw a previous question about that, 00:15:32.460 --> 00:15:34.650 align:middle line:84% and we'll talk about that a little bit more later 00:15:34.650 --> 00:15:36.537 align:middle line:84% in the show, which is why we're not getting 00:15:36.537 --> 00:15:37.620 align:middle line:90% a whole lot into it right. 00:15:37.620 --> 00:15:39.420 align:middle line:84% But we definitely will talk about it. 00:15:39.420 --> 00:15:42.750 align:middle line:84% And also, I'm happy that you brought up 00:15:42.750 --> 00:15:47.100 align:middle line:84% the fact that we would like you to make adjustments 00:15:47.100 --> 00:15:48.300 align:middle line:90% where you can. 00:15:48.300 --> 00:15:52.740 align:middle line:84% We aren't asking folks to make adjustments 00:15:52.740 --> 00:15:57.117 align:middle line:84% when it is inconvenient or when it doesn't work out 00:15:57.117 --> 00:15:58.200 align:middle line:90% for your lifestyle, right? 00:15:58.200 --> 00:16:02.700 align:middle line:84% This is about things that you feel comfortable with 00:16:02.700 --> 00:16:05.890 align:middle line:84% and that won't have a hindrance on whatever you need to do, 00:16:05.890 --> 00:16:06.390 align:middle line:90% right? 00:16:06.390 --> 00:16:09.150 align:middle line:90% We don't want to be a burden. 00:16:09.150 --> 00:16:10.775 align:middle line:84% That's not what this show is about, 00:16:10.775 --> 00:16:12.400 align:middle line:84% and it's not what our message is about. 00:16:12.400 --> 00:16:14.430 align:middle line:84% It's really about helping you to figure out 00:16:14.430 --> 00:16:16.200 align:middle line:84% what is the action that you can take 00:16:16.200 --> 00:16:17.870 align:middle line:84% that's comfortable for you, right? 00:16:17.870 --> 00:16:21.120 align:middle line:84% So it might be that you just go outside and collect trash, 00:16:21.120 --> 00:16:25.960 align:middle line:84% or it maybe that you use them the Marine Debris Tracker app, 00:16:25.960 --> 00:16:30.270 align:middle line:84% or maybe that replace one single-use plastic item 00:16:30.270 --> 00:16:31.100 align:middle line:90% in your life. 00:16:31.100 --> 00:16:33.600 align:middle line:84% And we'll talk about some other options throughout the show. 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:34.990 align:middle line:84% So that's a really great question, 00:16:34.990 --> 00:16:37.157 align:middle line:84% and thank you, Christy, for getting more information 00:16:37.157 --> 00:16:39.330 align:middle line:90% on that. 00:16:39.330 --> 00:16:42.780 align:middle line:90% I'm going to do one more. 00:16:42.780 --> 00:16:48.705 align:middle line:90% OK, there's a lot of question. 00:16:48.705 --> 00:16:51.350 align:middle line:90% 00:16:51.350 --> 00:16:55.270 align:middle line:84% So this one is, "So do you have any ideas about making 00:16:55.270 --> 00:17:00.630 align:middle line:84% marine debris relevant to high school student?" 00:17:00.630 --> 00:17:02.140 align:middle line:90% Great question. 00:17:02.140 --> 00:17:05.550 align:middle line:84% It certainly is relevant again to everybody but high school 00:17:05.550 --> 00:17:07.740 align:middle line:90% students as well. 00:17:07.740 --> 00:17:10.920 align:middle line:84% I think within the classroom, there's a lot of opportunity 00:17:10.920 --> 00:17:12.339 align:middle line:90% to really learn. 00:17:12.339 --> 00:17:15.599 align:middle line:84% One of the projects actually in our area in Maryland 00:17:15.599 --> 00:17:17.609 align:middle line:84% is working with high school students 00:17:17.609 --> 00:17:21.579 align:middle line:84% to create action plans for their schools and their classroom. 00:17:21.579 --> 00:17:25.800 align:middle line:84% And this is not only just to identify areas to learn 00:17:25.800 --> 00:17:27.962 align:middle line:84% and opportunities to reduce our waste, 00:17:27.962 --> 00:17:29.670 align:middle line:84% but what I really like about this project 00:17:29.670 --> 00:17:32.010 align:middle line:84% is it also is tied to an elementary school. 00:17:32.010 --> 00:17:34.170 align:middle line:84% So it's with high school students actually 00:17:34.170 --> 00:17:36.060 align:middle line:84% teaching and working with elementary school 00:17:36.060 --> 00:17:38.080 align:middle line:84% students of what they're actually learning. 00:17:38.080 --> 00:17:41.010 align:middle line:84% And so it's not only just what high schoolers can do, 00:17:41.010 --> 00:17:42.990 align:middle line:90% but it's how you can impact. 00:17:42.990 --> 00:17:45.360 align:middle line:84% Not only the community, but the use also. 00:17:45.360 --> 00:17:48.780 align:middle line:84% So there's a lot of opportunity there as well. 00:17:48.780 --> 00:17:52.770 align:middle line:84% Yeah, and I really like that idea because a lot of the work 00:17:52.770 --> 00:17:55.140 align:middle line:84% that I do with the National Aquarium, 00:17:55.140 --> 00:17:57.360 align:middle line:84% where I lead the education program-- 00:17:57.360 --> 00:18:00.480 align:middle line:84% we actually have some kinds of partnerships 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:03.780 align:middle line:84% with high school students and middle school students. 00:18:03.780 --> 00:18:07.560 align:middle line:84% And a lot of the time is really impactful for the students 00:18:07.560 --> 00:18:09.720 align:middle line:84% to see someone who is closer in age 00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:12.360 align:middle line:84% to them, giving them this information instead of someone 00:18:12.360 --> 00:18:15.720 align:middle line:84% that they might see like their teacher, who doesn't really 00:18:15.720 --> 00:18:19.410 align:middle line:84% know what's happening, or a little bit out of touch. 00:18:19.410 --> 00:18:22.720 align:middle line:84% And that helps the high school students 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:25.330 align:middle line:84% to learn as they are teaching the middle school, 00:18:25.330 --> 00:18:27.100 align:middle line:84% elementary school student, right? 00:18:27.100 --> 00:18:28.455 align:middle line:90% So that's really important. 00:18:28.455 --> 00:18:29.410 align:middle line:90% And I love that idea. 00:18:29.410 --> 00:18:33.010 align:middle line:84% I'm glad that you all are doing work like that. 00:18:33.010 --> 00:18:34.630 align:middle line:84% OK, Christy, is there anything else 00:18:34.630 --> 00:18:39.470 align:middle line:84% you want to share with us before we move on? 00:18:39.470 --> 00:18:40.910 align:middle line:90% I want to thank you again. 00:18:40.910 --> 00:18:44.510 align:middle line:84% And then just really highlight that a lot of great work 00:18:44.510 --> 00:18:45.320 align:middle line:90% is being done. 00:18:45.320 --> 00:18:49.430 align:middle line:84% And that [INAUDIBLE] if we can prevent marine debris from even 00:18:49.430 --> 00:18:52.820 align:middle line:84% entering any waterway or environment, 00:18:52.820 --> 00:18:56.500 align:middle line:84% that's the first step in tackling this issue. 00:18:56.500 --> 00:18:57.000 align:middle line:90% Great. 00:18:57.000 --> 00:18:59.530 align:middle line:84% Thank you so much, Christy, for joining us. 00:18:59.530 --> 00:19:03.560 align:middle line:90% And we will see you soon. 00:19:03.560 --> 00:19:06.450 align:middle line:84% Thanks, Symone, and thank you, everybody. 00:19:06.450 --> 00:19:07.650 align:middle line:90% All right, Christy. 00:19:07.650 --> 00:19:09.000 align:middle line:90% OK everyone. 00:19:09.000 --> 00:19:10.840 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:19:10.840 --> 00:19:14.520 align:middle line:90% 00:19:14.520 --> 00:19:17.970 align:middle line:84% All right, now we're going to go on to our next segment, 00:19:17.970 --> 00:19:22.170 align:middle line:84% and this one is about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch 00:19:22.170 --> 00:19:23.580 align:middle line:90% and Microplastics. 00:19:23.580 --> 00:19:27.360 align:middle line:84% And you might have heard a little bit about microplastics 00:19:27.360 --> 00:19:29.190 align:middle line:84% in that initial video that we played, 00:19:29.190 --> 00:19:32.050 align:middle line:84% but we're going to learn a little bit more now. 00:19:32.050 --> 00:19:35.250 align:middle line:84% So of course, we have our second poll. 00:19:35.250 --> 00:19:38.910 align:middle line:84% This one is, you may have heard about areas in the ocean 00:19:38.910 --> 00:19:40.890 align:middle line:90% where debris gathers. 00:19:40.890 --> 00:19:43.950 align:middle line:90% Which ocean has garbage patches? 00:19:43.950 --> 00:19:46.920 align:middle line:84% You may have heard about areas in the ocean 00:19:46.920 --> 00:19:48.480 align:middle line:90% where debris gathers. 00:19:48.480 --> 00:19:51.150 align:middle line:90% Which ocean has garbage patches? 00:19:51.150 --> 00:19:55.860 align:middle line:84% The Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, 00:19:55.860 --> 00:19:57.270 align:middle line:90% or all of the above? 00:19:57.270 --> 00:19:59.970 align:middle line:90% Go ahead and chew your answer. 00:19:59.970 --> 00:20:02.040 align:middle line:84% It's kind of a trick question probably 00:20:02.040 --> 00:20:05.190 align:middle line:84% because we have the Great Pacific Garbage 00:20:05.190 --> 00:20:10.963 align:middle line:84% Patch slide up there, but it looks like most folks 00:20:10.963 --> 00:20:11.880 align:middle line:90% are getting it though. 00:20:11.880 --> 00:20:14.070 align:middle line:90% We weren't able to fool you. 00:20:14.070 --> 00:20:19.900 align:middle line:84% All right, so the answer is all of the above. 00:20:19.900 --> 00:20:21.360 align:middle line:90% All of the above. 00:20:21.360 --> 00:20:24.660 align:middle line:84% And so to learn a little bit more 00:20:24.660 --> 00:20:26.850 align:middle line:84% about the Pacific Garbage Patch, we 00:20:26.850 --> 00:20:29.790 align:middle line:84% are going to watch another video from the "Trash Talk" 00:20:29.790 --> 00:20:32.730 align:middle line:84% collection, and then meet our next guest, who will answer 00:20:32.730 --> 00:20:33.970 align:middle line:90% some more of your questions. 00:20:33.970 --> 00:20:34.680 align:middle line:90% All right? 00:20:34.680 --> 00:20:39.455 align:middle line:84% So this video is called, "What is the Pacific Garbage Patch?" 00:20:39.455 --> 00:20:41.380 align:middle line:90% [PLAYFUL MUSIC] 00:20:41.380 --> 00:20:41.880 align:middle line:90% Shoo. 00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:44.790 align:middle line:90% 00:20:44.790 --> 00:20:47.160 align:middle line:84% What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? 00:20:47.160 --> 00:20:50.500 align:middle line:84% Well, first let's talk about what it's not. 00:20:50.500 --> 00:20:53.190 align:middle line:84% It's not a floating island of trash like a garbage 00:20:53.190 --> 00:20:54.750 align:middle line:90% dump or a landfill. 00:20:54.750 --> 00:20:56.740 align:middle line:90% It's also not the only patch. 00:20:56.740 --> 00:20:58.980 align:middle line:84% They exist all throughout the ocean, 00:20:58.980 --> 00:21:00.720 align:middle line:84% and the Pacific Garbage Patch just 00:21:00.720 --> 00:21:03.060 align:middle line:90% happens to be the most famous. 00:21:03.060 --> 00:21:05.970 align:middle line:84% Garbage Patches are large areas of marine debris concentration 00:21:05.970 --> 00:21:08.850 align:middle line:84% that are formed by rotating ocean currents called gyres-- 00:21:08.850 --> 00:21:13.260 align:middle line:84% kind of like big whirlpools that suck things in. 00:21:13.260 --> 00:21:16.230 align:middle line:84% A garbage patch is made up of tiny plastic pieces 00:21:16.230 --> 00:21:19.980 align:middle line:84% called microplastics that are less than 5 millimeters long. 00:21:19.980 --> 00:21:22.020 align:middle line:84% It's more like pepper flakes swirling 00:21:22.020 --> 00:21:25.440 align:middle line:84% in a soup than something you can skim off the surface. 00:21:25.440 --> 00:21:26.820 align:middle line:84% You might come across some larger 00:21:26.820 --> 00:21:28.560 align:middle line:84% items like plastic bottles, but it's 00:21:28.560 --> 00:21:30.660 align:middle line:84% possible to sail through a garbage patch 00:21:30.660 --> 00:21:33.000 align:middle line:90% and not see anything. 00:21:33.000 --> 00:21:37.470 align:middle line:84% And they're a big problem for the oceans and us. 00:21:37.470 --> 00:21:39.120 align:middle line:84% People often ask why we can't just 00:21:39.120 --> 00:21:41.820 align:middle line:84% scoop up all the marine debris in the ocean, 00:21:41.820 --> 00:21:44.850 align:middle line:84% and the answer is, unfortunately, it's just not 00:21:44.850 --> 00:21:45.990 align:middle line:90% that simple. 00:21:45.990 --> 00:21:49.650 align:middle line:84% The first challenge is the sheer size of these garbage patches. 00:21:49.650 --> 00:21:51.510 align:middle line:90% They're huge. 00:21:51.510 --> 00:21:54.210 align:middle line:84% They're constantly moving with ocean currents, 00:21:54.210 --> 00:21:56.430 align:middle line:84% and there's debris from the ocean surface 00:21:56.430 --> 00:21:58.590 align:middle line:84% all the way down to the sea floor. 00:21:58.590 --> 00:22:00.540 align:middle line:84% Not to mention all the marine life 00:22:00.540 --> 00:22:03.570 align:middle line:84% we would disappear if we tried to just scoop up debris. 00:22:03.570 --> 00:22:05.020 align:middle line:90% So what can we do? 00:22:05.020 --> 00:22:07.870 align:middle line:84% Well, the ultimate solution is prevention, 00:22:07.870 --> 00:22:10.170 align:middle line:84% and we need to keep that as our highest priority. 00:22:10.170 --> 00:22:12.810 align:middle line:84% We can reduce, reuse, and recycle 00:22:12.810 --> 00:22:15.810 align:middle line:84% to keep trash out of the ocean in the first place. 00:22:15.810 --> 00:22:18.450 align:middle line:84% And we can participate in things like shoreline cleanups. 00:22:18.450 --> 00:22:20.490 align:middle line:84% It's a lot easier to deal with debris 00:22:20.490 --> 00:22:24.330 align:middle line:84% before it gets to the ocean because until we stop 00:22:24.330 --> 00:22:26.830 align:middle line:84% marine debris at the source, we'll just be cleaning it up 00:22:26.830 --> 00:22:27.330 align:middle line:90% forever. 00:22:27.330 --> 00:22:29.128 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:22:29.128 --> 00:22:29.628 align:middle line:90% Shoo. 00:22:29.628 --> 00:22:38.500 align:middle line:90% 00:22:38.500 --> 00:22:43.030 align:middle line:84% All right, and now, we will be joined by Dr. Sherry Lippiatt, 00:22:43.030 --> 00:22:46.720 align:middle line:84% who is the California regional Coordinator for the NOAA Marine 00:22:46.720 --> 00:22:49.670 align:middle line:90% Debris Program. 00:22:49.670 --> 00:22:50.340 align:middle line:90% Hi, Symone. 00:22:50.340 --> 00:22:51.260 align:middle line:90% It's great to be here. 00:22:51.260 --> 00:22:52.390 align:middle line:90% Hi. 00:22:52.390 --> 00:22:53.120 align:middle line:90% Hi. 00:22:53.120 --> 00:22:54.950 align:middle line:90% Thank you for joining us. 00:22:54.950 --> 00:22:57.920 align:middle line:84% OK, so Sherry, do you want to talk a little bit 00:22:57.920 --> 00:23:02.540 align:middle line:84% about the garbage patch and just give us a little bit 00:23:02.540 --> 00:23:05.070 align:middle line:90% more context for folks? 00:23:05.070 --> 00:23:05.570 align:middle line:90% Sure. 00:23:05.570 --> 00:23:08.460 align:middle line:84% Yeah, so the video gave a great overview. 00:23:08.460 --> 00:23:10.440 align:middle line:84% But basically, garbage patches are just 00:23:10.440 --> 00:23:12.940 align:middle line:84% areas of the ocean, where because of the way 00:23:12.940 --> 00:23:16.910 align:middle line:84% the ocean currents are rotating and the rotation of the earth, 00:23:16.910 --> 00:23:19.350 align:middle line:84% it's where debris that's floating at the surface 00:23:19.350 --> 00:23:21.420 align:middle line:90% tends to concentrate. 00:23:21.420 --> 00:23:24.660 align:middle line:84% So debris, and plastics, and fishing gear 00:23:24.660 --> 00:23:27.570 align:middle line:84% are in higher concentrations in these parts of the ocean 00:23:27.570 --> 00:23:29.940 align:middle line:90% compared to other parts. 00:23:29.940 --> 00:23:33.090 align:middle line:84% And it does have impacts on wildlife. 00:23:33.090 --> 00:23:35.580 align:middle line:84% So marine life in the garbage patches 00:23:35.580 --> 00:23:38.160 align:middle line:84% come in contact with the debris there. 00:23:38.160 --> 00:23:40.980 align:middle line:84% They can become entangled in debris, which makes it harder 00:23:40.980 --> 00:23:43.380 align:middle line:90% for them to swim or find food. 00:23:43.380 --> 00:23:46.110 align:middle line:84% And we know that hundreds of different species 00:23:46.110 --> 00:23:49.230 align:middle line:84% of marine animals ingest small bits of plastic, 00:23:49.230 --> 00:23:51.840 align:middle line:90% which we call microplastics. 00:23:51.840 --> 00:23:55.050 align:middle line:84% And this is because they either mistake it for food 00:23:55.050 --> 00:23:58.410 align:middle line:84% or because their prey species have ingested it. 00:23:58.410 --> 00:24:01.860 align:middle line:84% And so this is concerning because plastics 00:24:01.860 --> 00:24:05.800 align:middle line:84% can both cause physical harm to the critters that eat it. 00:24:05.800 --> 00:24:08.640 align:middle line:84% And we also know that there are nasty chemicals that 00:24:08.640 --> 00:24:11.980 align:middle line:84% attach on to the plastic, as well as additives. 00:24:11.980 --> 00:24:15.760 align:middle line:84% So these polymers that can reach out of the plastic. 00:24:15.760 --> 00:24:18.660 align:middle line:84% So this is an area of active research, where there's still 00:24:18.660 --> 00:24:22.170 align:middle line:84% a lot of questions about what this all means for marine life, 00:24:22.170 --> 00:24:26.440 align:middle line:84% but scientists are looking into it to help us learn more. 00:24:26.440 --> 00:24:29.760 align:middle line:84% Yeah, so one might ask, why can't we 00:24:29.760 --> 00:24:34.560 align:middle line:84% just go in and scoop all these trash out, and problem solved? 00:24:34.560 --> 00:24:37.470 align:middle line:84% Yeah, no, a lot of people ask the question, 00:24:37.470 --> 00:24:40.360 align:middle line:84% and it would be nice if it was that easy. 00:24:40.360 --> 00:24:44.400 align:middle line:84% So the first point is the ocean is really big, 00:24:44.400 --> 00:24:46.470 align:middle line:84% which seems kind of obvious, but it's 00:24:46.470 --> 00:24:49.710 align:middle line:84% super remote in these areas of the ocean and really hard 00:24:49.710 --> 00:24:51.540 align:middle line:90% to do work out there. 00:24:51.540 --> 00:24:54.930 align:middle line:84% And so as the video said, these aren't islands of trash 00:24:54.930 --> 00:24:57.570 align:middle line:84% that you can walk on or see from space, 00:24:57.570 --> 00:24:59.610 align:middle line:84% but the debris is really distributed 00:24:59.610 --> 00:25:01.720 align:middle line:84% throughout these large areas of the ocean. 00:25:01.720 --> 00:25:03.510 align:middle line:84% And so this is why we kind of refer to it 00:25:03.510 --> 00:25:07.170 align:middle line:84% as this peppery soup of plastic debris, where a lot of it 00:25:07.170 --> 00:25:11.010 align:middle line:84% is a tiny little piece of the plastic that are distributed, 00:25:11.010 --> 00:25:13.780 align:middle line:84% not just along the surface, but throughout the water column. 00:25:13.780 --> 00:25:17.580 align:middle line:84% So it's really hard to work in these ocean environments. 00:25:17.580 --> 00:25:19.560 align:middle line:84% It's really remote, and the truth 00:25:19.560 --> 00:25:21.750 align:middle line:84% is that there's just a lot of plastic 00:25:21.750 --> 00:25:24.080 align:middle line:84% and marine debris are also really close to land. 00:25:24.080 --> 00:25:27.780 align:middle line:84% So in many cases and what NOAA focuses on 00:25:27.780 --> 00:25:32.200 align:middle line:84% is clean-up of marine debris that's in larger accumulations 00:25:32.200 --> 00:25:34.160 align:middle line:90% closer to shore. 00:25:34.160 --> 00:25:35.820 align:middle line:90% Understood. 00:25:35.820 --> 00:25:38.230 align:middle line:84% And so there's actually a question 00:25:38.230 --> 00:25:43.110 align:middle line:84% about the microbeads that are in the [? can ?] section. 00:25:43.110 --> 00:25:45.820 align:middle line:84% So can you just talk a little bit about those microbeads? 00:25:45.820 --> 00:25:48.370 align:middle line:84% We know that they are banned here, 00:25:48.370 --> 00:25:50.937 align:middle line:84% but obviously, that is not the case everywhere. 00:25:50.937 --> 00:25:53.020 align:middle line:84% So can you just give a little bit more information 00:25:53.020 --> 00:25:54.620 align:middle line:90% about that? 00:25:54.620 --> 00:25:57.700 align:middle line:84% Yeah, so microbeads are these are these little tiny plastic 00:25:57.700 --> 00:26:03.220 align:middle line:84% spheres that since 2015, they've been banned in the US, 00:26:03.220 --> 00:26:06.010 align:middle line:84% but they're historically used as kind of like scrubbers 00:26:06.010 --> 00:26:10.330 align:middle line:84% in soaps, and face wash, and another personal care products. 00:26:10.330 --> 00:26:12.850 align:middle line:84% And they're made of plastic, and so they were intentionally 00:26:12.850 --> 00:26:15.460 align:middle line:84% designed to just go straight down the drain. 00:26:15.460 --> 00:26:18.430 align:middle line:84% And we know that our wastewater leads back 00:26:18.430 --> 00:26:20.290 align:middle line:90% into the environment. 00:26:20.290 --> 00:26:22.450 align:middle line:84% And so these weren't actually being-- 00:26:22.450 --> 00:26:25.720 align:middle line:84% not all of them were captured by our wastewater treatment 00:26:25.720 --> 00:26:26.350 align:middle line:90% systems. 00:26:26.350 --> 00:26:29.728 align:middle line:84% And so we do find these still in the marine environment 00:26:29.728 --> 00:26:31.270 align:middle line:84% even though they're banned in the US. 00:26:31.270 --> 00:26:34.150 align:middle line:84% They're still used in some other parts of the world, 00:26:34.150 --> 00:26:37.060 align:middle line:84% but those are just one type of microplastic. 00:26:37.060 --> 00:26:38.980 align:middle line:84% And so a lot of other microplastics 00:26:38.980 --> 00:26:41.500 align:middle line:84% are just small fragments of plastic 00:26:41.500 --> 00:26:44.230 align:middle line:84% that are broken down from larger plastic items. 00:26:44.230 --> 00:26:45.940 align:middle line:84% And once they're broken down, it's 00:26:45.940 --> 00:26:51.070 align:middle line:84% incredibly difficult to identify what that original item was. 00:26:51.070 --> 00:26:52.580 align:middle line:90% Great. 00:26:52.580 --> 00:26:58.030 align:middle line:84% And then one last question about the garbage patches. 00:26:58.030 --> 00:27:01.120 align:middle line:84% So there's a question that at about how many 00:27:01.120 --> 00:27:04.038 align:middle line:84% have been removed so far, and what are the challenges? 00:27:04.038 --> 00:27:05.830 align:middle line:84% Which I think that you've kind of addressed 00:27:05.830 --> 00:27:09.820 align:middle line:84% a little bit about the challenges, but it also asks 00:27:09.820 --> 00:27:13.800 align:middle line:84% who was facilitating those sorts of effort? 00:27:13.800 --> 00:27:18.900 align:middle line:84% Yeah, so there are some efforts funded 00:27:18.900 --> 00:27:22.230 align:middle line:84% by just a lot of kind of philanthropic organizations 00:27:22.230 --> 00:27:26.520 align:middle line:84% that are trying to create new methods and technologies 00:27:26.520 --> 00:27:29.070 align:middle line:90% to remove trash from the ocean. 00:27:29.070 --> 00:27:31.650 align:middle line:84% And like I said, some of it is happening out 00:27:31.650 --> 00:27:35.700 align:middle line:84% in the gyres, which is incredibly challenging, 00:27:35.700 --> 00:27:37.950 align:middle line:84% and they're having technical difficulties. 00:27:37.950 --> 00:27:41.520 align:middle line:84% But there's also a lot of trash cleanup technologies 00:27:41.520 --> 00:27:43.860 align:middle line:84% being developed and implemented closer to shore. 00:27:43.860 --> 00:27:45.720 align:middle line:84% So things like there in Baltimore-- 00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:47.960 align:middle line:84% I'm sure you're familiar with Mr. Trash Wheel. 00:27:47.960 --> 00:27:49.680 align:middle line:84% And so there are a lot of these efforts 00:27:49.680 --> 00:27:53.760 align:middle line:84% to capture trash in our upstream waterways and rivers 00:27:53.760 --> 00:27:56.460 align:middle line:84% before it even has a chance to enter the oceans. 00:27:56.460 --> 00:27:59.400 align:middle line:84% And those-- I've been seeing a lot of success. 00:27:59.400 --> 00:28:02.525 align:middle line:84% Yeah, so just before we go to our next video, 00:28:02.525 --> 00:28:04.650 align:middle line:84% I just wanted to give a little bit more information 00:28:04.650 --> 00:28:07.540 align:middle line:84% about the trash wheels that we have in Baltimore. 00:28:07.540 --> 00:28:09.990 align:middle line:84% So we have multiple trash wheels in Baltimore, 00:28:09.990 --> 00:28:13.620 align:middle line:84% and they're actually about to put out a new one in November 00:28:13.620 --> 00:28:14.940 align:middle line:90% in the Gwynns Falls. 00:28:14.940 --> 00:28:18.210 align:middle line:90% So we have three currently. 00:28:18.210 --> 00:28:20.850 align:middle line:84% And they are these trash wells that we 00:28:20.850 --> 00:28:23.850 align:middle line:84% have in our waterways, where they collect trash, 00:28:23.850 --> 00:28:25.560 align:middle line:90% and they are solar powered. 00:28:25.560 --> 00:28:28.710 align:middle line:84% And the question that word from the audience, the question 00:28:28.710 --> 00:28:33.880 align:middle line:84% was, "How much does Mr. Trash Wheel eat in a single day?" 00:28:33.880 --> 00:28:36.270 align:middle line:84% The most [INAUDIBLE] Mr. Trash Wheel has ever 00:28:36.270 --> 00:28:40.990 align:middle line:84% collected in a single day is 38,000 pounds of trash. 00:28:40.990 --> 00:28:46.860 align:middle line:84% And I would tell you that I work very close to Mr. Trash Wheel. 00:28:46.860 --> 00:28:47.830 align:middle line:90% There's a Mister. 00:28:47.830 --> 00:28:48.830 align:middle line:90% There's a Professor. 00:28:48.830 --> 00:28:51.810 align:middle line:84% There are some different names that they'd given them. 00:28:51.810 --> 00:28:54.420 align:middle line:84% And you can follow all of them on social media. 00:28:54.420 --> 00:28:56.460 align:middle line:84% And that's a good way to learn about the trash 00:28:56.460 --> 00:28:58.680 align:middle line:84% that they've collected, but they collect 00:28:58.680 --> 00:29:00.420 align:middle line:90% more than just trash, right? 00:29:00.420 --> 00:29:07.200 align:middle line:84% And sometimes, they may be like a tree limb that flows 00:29:07.200 --> 00:29:09.910 align:middle line:90% into the water from a storm. 00:29:09.910 --> 00:29:11.490 align:middle line:84% So I just wanted to give some context 00:29:11.490 --> 00:29:13.490 align:middle line:84% since you brought it up, Sherry, and since there 00:29:13.490 --> 00:29:14.700 align:middle line:90% was a question in there. 00:29:14.700 --> 00:29:17.700 align:middle line:84% All right, so we're going to dive a little bit deeper 00:29:17.700 --> 00:29:21.030 align:middle line:84% and learn a little bit more about marine debris 00:29:21.030 --> 00:29:25.050 align:middle line:84% by watching our next video, the Marine Debris and Plastics 00:29:25.050 --> 00:29:26.043 align:middle line:90% video. 00:29:26.043 --> 00:29:27.975 align:middle line:90% [PLAYFUL MUSIC] 00:29:27.975 --> 00:29:30.390 align:middle line:90% Shoo. 00:29:30.390 --> 00:29:32.940 align:middle line:84% Why is plastic marine debris so common? 00:29:32.940 --> 00:29:33.760 align:middle line:90% Shoo. 00:29:33.760 --> 00:29:35.730 align:middle line:84% We know there's trash in the ocean. 00:29:35.730 --> 00:29:37.980 align:middle line:84% Unfortunately, a lot of it is plastic. 00:29:37.980 --> 00:29:41.640 align:middle line:84% We find plastic everywhere from the ocean floor to surface. 00:29:41.640 --> 00:29:45.000 align:middle line:84% The plastics are all shapes, and sizes, and all different types. 00:29:45.000 --> 00:29:49.120 align:middle line:84% We find plastics on beaches and also inside animals stomachs 00:29:49.120 --> 00:29:50.970 align:middle line:90% or wrapped around their bodies. 00:29:50.970 --> 00:29:54.000 align:middle line:84% That's bad news for our ocean, and the animals 00:29:54.000 --> 00:29:55.650 align:middle line:90% that live in it, and near it. 00:29:55.650 --> 00:29:57.660 align:middle line:90% It's also bad news for us. 00:29:57.660 --> 00:29:59.970 align:middle line:84% A recent study from the University of Georgia 00:29:59.970 --> 00:30:03.630 align:middle line:84% estimated that 8 million metric tons of plastic trash 00:30:03.630 --> 00:30:05.490 align:middle line:90% enters the ocean every year. 00:30:05.490 --> 00:30:07.530 align:middle line:84% That's like putting five bags filled 00:30:07.530 --> 00:30:11.160 align:middle line:84% with plastic on every foot of coastline in the world. 00:30:11.160 --> 00:30:13.320 align:middle line:84% That's a lot of plastic in the ocean, 00:30:13.320 --> 00:30:17.580 align:middle line:84% and it's there because, well, we put it there. 00:30:17.580 --> 00:30:20.190 align:middle line:84% The five most common items found during the International 00:30:20.190 --> 00:30:24.000 align:middle line:84% Coastal Cleanup are plastic cigarette butts, food wrappers, 00:30:24.000 --> 00:30:27.060 align:middle line:84% plastic beverage bottles, plastic bottle caps, 00:30:27.060 --> 00:30:30.090 align:middle line:84% and plastic straws, and drink stirrers. 00:30:30.090 --> 00:30:32.460 align:middle line:84% Notice anything in common with those? 00:30:32.460 --> 00:30:35.850 align:middle line:84% It's a lot of single-use disposable plastic. 00:30:35.850 --> 00:30:39.870 align:middle line:84% It goes without saying, we produce too much waste. 00:30:39.870 --> 00:30:41.370 align:middle line:84% That waste ends up in the ocean when 00:30:41.370 --> 00:30:44.010 align:middle line:90% we litter or don't recycle. 00:30:44.010 --> 00:30:47.260 align:middle line:84% Plastic is an important part of our modern lives. 00:30:47.260 --> 00:30:49.450 align:middle line:84% We use it for a lot of good things. 00:30:49.450 --> 00:30:51.120 align:middle line:84% But we need to take responsibility 00:30:51.120 --> 00:30:53.550 align:middle line:84% for how much we use every day and where it 00:30:53.550 --> 00:30:56.550 align:middle line:90% goes when we're done with it. 00:30:56.550 --> 00:30:59.280 align:middle line:84% The three R's can help, and it's up to every single one of us 00:30:59.280 --> 00:31:00.690 align:middle line:90% to practice them. 00:31:00.690 --> 00:31:03.180 align:middle line:84% Reduce your use of disposable plastic. 00:31:03.180 --> 00:31:05.890 align:middle line:84% That's anything you use once and throw away. 00:31:05.890 --> 00:31:07.700 align:middle line:90% Just use less. 00:31:07.700 --> 00:31:10.610 align:middle line:84% Reuse disposable plastics when possible. 00:31:10.610 --> 00:31:13.490 align:middle line:84% A plastic bottle makes a great coin piggy bank or watering 00:31:13.490 --> 00:31:14.000 align:middle line:90% can. 00:31:14.000 --> 00:31:16.280 align:middle line:90% The possibilities are endless. 00:31:16.280 --> 00:31:18.510 align:middle line:84% Recycle anything that can be recycled, 00:31:18.510 --> 00:31:22.940 align:middle line:84% so it stays at the landfills, where trash can blow away. 00:31:22.940 --> 00:31:25.040 align:middle line:90% Ocean plastic is a huge problem. 00:31:25.040 --> 00:31:28.940 align:middle line:84% That's only going to get worse, unless we change our ways. 00:31:28.940 --> 00:31:31.490 align:middle line:84% We can do better for the ocean and for us. 00:31:31.490 --> 00:31:33.820 align:middle line:90% [PLAYFUL MUSIC] 00:31:33.820 --> 00:31:37.550 align:middle line:90% 00:31:37.550 --> 00:31:40.320 align:middle line:84% Yes, so please go ahead and put your questions into the chat 00:31:40.320 --> 00:31:43.050 align:middle line:84% box, but I saw that there just maybe one or two more 00:31:43.050 --> 00:31:44.450 align:middle line:90% questions about trash wheels. 00:31:44.450 --> 00:31:47.080 align:middle line:84% And we wanted to let you know that Mr. Trash 00:31:47.080 --> 00:31:50.730 align:middle line:84% Wheel was featured in the "Trash Talk" collection. 00:31:50.730 --> 00:31:54.570 align:middle line:84% The special feature video is about 14 minutes long, 00:31:54.570 --> 00:31:56.220 align:middle line:84% and those links will be provided. 00:31:56.220 --> 00:31:58.030 align:middle line:90% Yeah, folks have put it in. 00:31:58.030 --> 00:31:59.950 align:middle line:84% Our staff is putting it in through the chat. 00:31:59.950 --> 00:32:02.220 align:middle line:84% Well, but we're making sure that you all are 00:32:02.220 --> 00:32:03.840 align:middle line:90% able to access those videos. 00:32:03.840 --> 00:32:08.340 align:middle line:84% And you can find them even after you finish this webinar with us 00:32:08.340 --> 00:32:11.220 align:middle line:84% today, because links will also be provided then. 00:32:11.220 --> 00:32:16.620 align:middle line:84% And so, we are going to go to our next poll, 00:32:16.620 --> 00:32:20.640 align:middle line:84% and it actually goes right with the video that we just watched. 00:32:20.640 --> 00:32:25.740 align:middle line:84% So it is at the 2018 International Coastal 00:32:25.740 --> 00:32:29.340 align:middle line:84% Cleanup, what was the most common item collected? 00:32:29.340 --> 00:32:33.300 align:middle line:84% At the 2018 International Coastal Cleanup, 00:32:33.300 --> 00:32:36.480 align:middle line:84% what was the most common item collected? 00:32:36.480 --> 00:32:37.440 align:middle line:90% Cigarette butts. 00:32:37.440 --> 00:32:39.240 align:middle line:90% straws Bags. 00:32:39.240 --> 00:32:40.170 align:middle line:90% And bottles. 00:32:40.170 --> 00:32:44.020 align:middle line:90% Which one is the correct answer? 00:32:44.020 --> 00:32:46.678 align:middle line:90% What do you think, Sherry? 00:32:46.678 --> 00:32:47.220 align:middle line:90% I don't know. 00:32:47.220 --> 00:32:49.440 align:middle line:84% I think all of those items are pretty common, 00:32:49.440 --> 00:32:52.590 align:middle line:84% and they're all things that I've definitely seen on shorelines. 00:32:52.590 --> 00:32:56.360 align:middle line:84% Right, and I've only seen them on shorelines too. 00:32:56.360 --> 00:33:00.920 align:middle line:84% As I always say, the straws, we see them a lot. 00:33:00.920 --> 00:33:03.960 align:middle line:84% Bags are really easy to spot, as well as bottles. 00:33:03.960 --> 00:33:06.060 align:middle line:84% But cigarette butts are really small, 00:33:06.060 --> 00:33:08.200 align:middle line:90% so they're harder to see. 00:33:08.200 --> 00:33:11.160 align:middle line:90% So let's see what the answer is. 00:33:11.160 --> 00:33:15.030 align:middle line:84% OK, now the poll is closed, and the correct answer 00:33:15.030 --> 00:33:18.150 align:middle line:90% is the cigarette butt. 00:33:18.150 --> 00:33:21.240 align:middle line:84% And so, Sherry, do you want to talk a little bit more 00:33:21.240 --> 00:33:28.940 align:middle line:84% about plastics and how they play a part in this marine debris 00:33:28.940 --> 00:33:31.460 align:middle line:84% since we kind of hone in a little bit in more plastics, 00:33:31.460 --> 00:33:33.793 align:middle line:84% since we've kind of talked about all the different types 00:33:33.793 --> 00:33:35.610 align:middle line:90% of debris before this. 00:33:35.610 --> 00:33:36.330 align:middle line:90% Yeah, sure. 00:33:36.330 --> 00:33:40.050 align:middle line:84% So plastic items-- when we do monitoring studies and look 00:33:40.050 --> 00:33:42.630 align:middle line:84% at the debris that we're finding in the environment, 00:33:42.630 --> 00:33:45.810 align:middle line:84% by far, plastic is the most common type of marine debris 00:33:45.810 --> 00:33:46.620 align:middle line:90% that we find. 00:33:46.620 --> 00:33:49.470 align:middle line:84% And it's not really surprising because we 00:33:49.470 --> 00:33:53.220 align:middle line:84% use plastic for an endless number of items every day 00:33:53.220 --> 00:33:56.610 align:middle line:84% from packaging to like our combs, and toothbrushes, 00:33:56.610 --> 00:34:00.120 align:middle line:84% and even the computers that we're talking through today. 00:34:00.120 --> 00:34:03.840 align:middle line:84% So they're really common and cheap to produce. 00:34:03.840 --> 00:34:06.720 align:middle line:84% And they're designed to be really sturdy. 00:34:06.720 --> 00:34:10.440 align:middle line:84% And we call it persistent in the marine environment. 00:34:10.440 --> 00:34:13.050 align:middle line:84% So they don't dissolve or biodegrade, 00:34:13.050 --> 00:34:15.760 align:middle line:84% but they fragment into these smaller and smaller pieces. 00:34:15.760 --> 00:34:19.110 align:middle line:84% And they stick around for a really long time. 00:34:19.110 --> 00:34:21.360 align:middle line:84% And so they, unfortunately, are just 00:34:21.360 --> 00:34:25.389 align:middle line:84% so common in the marine and even in the terrestrial environment 00:34:25.389 --> 00:34:27.770 align:middle line:90% now. 00:34:27.770 --> 00:34:28.760 align:middle line:90% Wow. 00:34:28.760 --> 00:34:33.230 align:middle line:84% And so what about the microfibers from clothing? 00:34:33.230 --> 00:34:34.880 align:middle line:84% That's something that we're starting 00:34:34.880 --> 00:34:36.600 align:middle line:84% to hear a lot more about now, and there 00:34:36.600 --> 00:34:40.389 align:middle line:84% is no question about that from the audience as well. 00:34:40.389 --> 00:34:44.530 align:middle line:84% Yeah, so microfibers are another type of microplastic. 00:34:44.530 --> 00:34:48.880 align:middle line:84% So they shed from your clothing, and carpet, and other textiles. 00:34:48.880 --> 00:34:51.850 align:middle line:84% And they're really small, and they 00:34:51.850 --> 00:34:55.929 align:middle line:84% have been found, not only in the ocean, but in our waterways, 00:34:55.929 --> 00:35:01.060 align:middle line:84% in the air that we breathe, and even in know bottled water, 00:35:01.060 --> 00:35:03.680 align:middle line:90% and other food that we eat. 00:35:03.680 --> 00:35:06.530 align:middle line:84% So again, this is something that there 00:35:06.530 --> 00:35:08.320 align:middle line:84% is a lot of concern about in terms 00:35:08.320 --> 00:35:11.500 align:middle line:84% of the ingestion of these microfibers 00:35:11.500 --> 00:35:16.170 align:middle line:84% and the different contaminants that are associated with those. 00:35:16.170 --> 00:35:18.400 align:middle line:84% There's a lot more research that needs 00:35:18.400 --> 00:35:21.610 align:middle line:84% to be done to understand what the actual impacts of those 00:35:21.610 --> 00:35:22.840 align:middle line:90% are. 00:35:22.840 --> 00:35:27.120 align:middle line:84% And so we have studies that have shown 00:35:27.120 --> 00:35:28.890 align:middle line:84% that different species of marine life 00:35:28.890 --> 00:35:30.140 align:middle line:90% are certainly ingesting these. 00:35:30.140 --> 00:35:34.540 align:middle line:84% But it's hard to say whether they're 00:35:34.540 --> 00:35:39.090 align:middle line:84% able to bioaccumulate in these food chains and kind of what 00:35:39.090 --> 00:35:42.970 align:middle line:84% the levels of exposure to the contaminants associated 00:35:42.970 --> 00:35:46.960 align:middle line:84% with these are from the fibers as in the microplastics, 00:35:46.960 --> 00:35:50.620 align:middle line:84% compared to other sources like just the sediment and seawater 00:35:50.620 --> 00:35:52.890 align:middle line:90% and that these species live in. 00:35:52.890 --> 00:35:53.390 align:middle line:90% Wow. 00:35:53.390 --> 00:35:57.720 align:middle line:84% Yes, so I know it's not what everyone wants to hear, 00:35:57.720 --> 00:35:59.720 align:middle line:84% because it's, sometimes, frustrating for me too, 00:35:59.720 --> 00:36:03.235 align:middle line:84% but it's not a very simple answer, right? 00:36:03.235 --> 00:36:05.360 align:middle line:84% There's always more research that needs to be done. 00:36:05.360 --> 00:36:07.520 align:middle line:84% We always need to learn a little bit more 00:36:07.520 --> 00:36:11.945 align:middle line:84% before we can definitively say what the impacts are. 00:36:11.945 --> 00:36:16.750 align:middle line:84% A student actually asked, "Why don't all storm drains 00:36:16.750 --> 00:36:18.120 align:middle line:90% have the strainers on them?" 00:36:18.120 --> 00:36:19.870 align:middle line:84% And that's something that I even see here. 00:36:19.870 --> 00:36:22.250 align:middle line:84% Like all of the store drains do not have those. 00:36:22.250 --> 00:36:25.076 align:middle line:84% So can you give us a little bit of insight into that? 00:36:25.076 --> 00:36:25.576 align:middle line:90% [LAUGHS] 00:36:25.576 --> 00:36:28.350 align:middle line:84% Yeah, yeah, so where I work in California, 00:36:28.350 --> 00:36:30.290 align:middle line:84% there's actually a lot of work being 00:36:30.290 --> 00:36:35.540 align:middle line:84% done to increase trash capture upstream in our stormwater 00:36:35.540 --> 00:36:36.710 align:middle line:90% system. 00:36:36.710 --> 00:36:43.910 align:middle line:84% And the reality is that when you get a lot of rain in an area, 00:36:43.910 --> 00:36:46.730 align:middle line:84% everything that's on the sidewalks whether it's trash, 00:36:46.730 --> 00:36:49.550 align:middle line:84% or leaves that are falling from trees, and sticks, 00:36:49.550 --> 00:36:52.620 align:middle line:84% and other debris that all washes downstream. 00:36:52.620 --> 00:36:55.670 align:middle line:84% And so whenever you have those kind of coverings 00:36:55.670 --> 00:36:59.060 align:middle line:84% just like a little fence sometimes on a storm drains 00:36:59.060 --> 00:37:02.930 align:middle line:84% or farther down in the stormwater systems, 00:37:02.930 --> 00:37:05.060 align:middle line:84% it can cause things and cause flooding, 00:37:05.060 --> 00:37:08.900 align:middle line:84% which is just another issue, and really, 00:37:08.900 --> 00:37:12.167 align:middle line:84% a hazard to public safety that we need to consider. 00:37:12.167 --> 00:37:14.000 align:middle line:84% So it's really expensive, and they're really 00:37:14.000 --> 00:37:16.550 align:middle line:84% hard to maintain, but there is a lot 00:37:16.550 --> 00:37:18.950 align:middle line:90% of new technology coming out. 00:37:18.950 --> 00:37:21.440 align:middle line:84% So where I live in Oakland, they have 00:37:21.440 --> 00:37:25.640 align:middle line:84% some of these big underground systems there. 00:37:25.640 --> 00:37:28.820 align:middle line:84% It's like a big cement cylinder in the ground that 00:37:28.820 --> 00:37:30.620 align:middle line:84% allows the water to have kind of flow 00:37:30.620 --> 00:37:32.690 align:middle line:84% through it in the storm water system, 00:37:32.690 --> 00:37:34.220 align:middle line:84% and then the trash will settle out. 00:37:34.220 --> 00:37:37.550 align:middle line:84% And so of these things can work for months 00:37:37.550 --> 00:37:39.440 align:middle line:84% before they need to be emptied out. 00:37:39.440 --> 00:37:42.890 align:middle line:84% So like we were talking about kind of trash cleanup 00:37:42.890 --> 00:37:46.010 align:middle line:84% in the middle of the ocean, this is just a much more effective 00:37:46.010 --> 00:37:49.490 align:middle line:84% upstream way to capture trash before it enters 00:37:49.490 --> 00:37:51.420 align:middle line:90% the ocean in the first place. 00:37:51.420 --> 00:37:51.920 align:middle line:90% Wow. 00:37:51.920 --> 00:37:53.660 align:middle line:84% So there's so many different types 00:37:53.660 --> 00:37:55.670 align:middle line:84% of technologies that are being created 00:37:55.670 --> 00:37:58.490 align:middle line:84% to solve this problem, which is really exciting. 00:37:58.490 --> 00:38:01.910 align:middle line:84% There's lots of opportunity, right, for even our audience 00:38:01.910 --> 00:38:03.380 align:middle line:90% to come up with some solutions. 00:38:03.380 --> 00:38:03.920 align:middle line:90% Yep. 00:38:03.920 --> 00:38:10.610 align:middle line:84% So Sherry, we're going to go on to learn a little bit more 00:38:10.610 --> 00:38:15.980 align:middle line:84% about how much trash there is in the ocean. 00:38:15.980 --> 00:38:19.690 align:middle line:84% So we will watch this next video. 00:38:19.690 --> 00:38:21.710 align:middle line:84% It's very short, everyone [INAUDIBLE].. 00:38:21.710 --> 00:38:23.057 align:middle line:90% We'll be right back. 00:38:23.057 --> 00:38:24.548 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:38:24.548 --> 00:38:28.524 align:middle line:90% [PHOTO FLASH SOUND] 00:38:28.524 --> 00:38:35.979 align:middle line:90% 00:38:35.979 --> 00:38:39.458 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:38:39.458 --> 00:39:24.200 align:middle line:90% 00:39:24.200 --> 00:39:27.740 align:middle line:84% OK, Sherry, do you want to give in just a little bit of context 00:39:27.740 --> 00:39:32.580 align:middle line:84% to that video before we roll to the next segment? 00:39:32.580 --> 00:39:36.730 align:middle line:90% 00:39:36.730 --> 00:39:37.230 align:middle line:90% Sure. 00:39:37.230 --> 00:39:41.670 align:middle line:84% So really quickly, we don't have really great estimates 00:39:41.670 --> 00:39:44.670 align:middle line:84% or exact numbers for how much trash is in the ocean. 00:39:44.670 --> 00:39:47.550 align:middle line:84% But like the video said, we do have this estimate 00:39:47.550 --> 00:39:50.310 align:middle line:84% that 8 million metric tons of plastic 00:39:50.310 --> 00:39:52.410 align:middle line:90% entered the ocean in 2010. 00:39:52.410 --> 00:39:55.860 align:middle line:84% And we've actually found plastic and other marine debris 00:39:55.860 --> 00:39:58.440 align:middle line:84% everywhere in the world that we've looked, 00:39:58.440 --> 00:40:01.000 align:middle line:84% including at the deepest depths of the ocean. 00:40:01.000 --> 00:40:03.630 align:middle line:84% So there are some estimates for how much 00:40:03.630 --> 00:40:06.180 align:middle line:84% plastic is floating at the ocean's surface, 00:40:06.180 --> 00:40:10.920 align:middle line:84% but that actually only accounts for 1% of the total plastic 00:40:10.920 --> 00:40:12.420 align:middle line:84% that we think has entered the ocean. 00:40:12.420 --> 00:40:15.180 align:middle line:84% So this keeps coming up, but it's an active area 00:40:15.180 --> 00:40:16.500 align:middle line:90% of more research. 00:40:16.500 --> 00:40:18.540 align:middle line:84% And scientists are really trying to understand 00:40:18.540 --> 00:40:22.970 align:middle line:84% where plastic ends up once it enters the oceans from land. 00:40:22.970 --> 00:40:23.470 align:middle line:90% Right. 00:40:23.470 --> 00:40:25.660 align:middle line:84% So there's still a lot to learn, right? 00:40:25.660 --> 00:40:28.030 align:middle line:84% We know we've learned something that we know, something 00:40:28.030 --> 00:40:30.340 align:middle line:84% we know that it's a problem, but there's still a lot 00:40:30.340 --> 00:40:32.720 align:middle line:90% to learn as we move forward. 00:40:32.720 --> 00:40:33.920 align:middle line:90% Thank you so much, Sherry. 00:40:33.920 --> 00:40:36.850 align:middle line:84% And you also want to just plug some 00:40:36.850 --> 00:40:38.710 align:middle line:84% of the other cool activities that folks 00:40:38.710 --> 00:40:43.400 align:middle line:84% can do that the Marine Debris Program offers? 00:40:43.400 --> 00:40:43.910 align:middle line:90% Sure. 00:40:43.910 --> 00:40:46.940 align:middle line:84% Yes if you go to our website, I think the links are available 00:40:46.940 --> 00:40:49.850 align:middle line:84% here, and there's a ton of different hands-on activities 00:40:49.850 --> 00:40:51.480 align:middle line:90% that are great for all ages. 00:40:51.480 --> 00:40:54.280 align:middle line:84% So I really encourage everyone to check it out. 00:40:54.280 --> 00:40:54.780 align:middle line:90% Thank you. 00:40:54.780 --> 00:40:55.820 align:middle line:90% Thank you. 00:40:55.820 --> 00:40:57.620 align:middle line:90% Thank you, Sherri. 00:40:57.620 --> 00:40:59.480 align:middle line:84% So those activities would be great 00:40:59.480 --> 00:41:05.420 align:middle line:84% if you do have young people like your student or your family, 00:41:05.420 --> 00:41:08.600 align:middle line:84% who you would like to share some activities with that they 00:41:08.600 --> 00:41:09.470 align:middle line:90% can do. 00:41:09.470 --> 00:41:13.880 align:middle line:84% Now that we know about the issues, and the science, 00:41:13.880 --> 00:41:15.530 align:middle line:84% and the challenges that we are even 00:41:15.530 --> 00:41:19.997 align:middle line:84% facing in tackling marine debris, 00:41:19.997 --> 00:41:22.080 align:middle line:84% we are going to move on to learn a little bit more 00:41:22.080 --> 00:41:27.498 align:middle line:84% about what we can do to make a difference. 00:41:27.498 --> 00:41:29.963 align:middle line:90% [PLAYFUL MUSIC] 00:41:29.963 --> 00:41:33.910 align:middle line:90% 00:41:33.910 --> 00:41:38.500 align:middle line:84% So that marine debris and litter come from us, 00:41:38.500 --> 00:41:40.480 align:middle line:90% and that is a huge problem. 00:41:40.480 --> 00:41:42.790 align:middle line:84% But because we know that we are the source 00:41:42.790 --> 00:41:45.730 align:middle line:84% of a lot of these issues, that means that there 00:41:45.730 --> 00:41:46.750 align:middle line:90% is a solution, right? 00:41:46.750 --> 00:41:49.910 align:middle line:84% And that we are really a part of that solution. 00:41:49.910 --> 00:41:54.390 align:middle line:84% So we are going to watch our next "Trash Talk" video, 00:41:54.390 --> 00:41:57.130 align:middle line:84% and it's called, what can we do about it? 00:41:57.130 --> 00:41:58.660 align:middle line:84% So that we can learn how to help. 00:41:58.660 --> 00:42:01.140 align:middle line:90% [PLAYFUL MUSIC] 00:42:01.140 --> 00:42:04.120 align:middle line:90% Shoo. 00:42:04.120 --> 00:42:05.950 align:middle line:84% What can we do about marine debris? 00:42:05.950 --> 00:42:06.450 align:middle line:90% Shoo. 00:42:06.450 --> 00:42:09.830 align:middle line:84% A lot of trash that's in our ocean is plastic. 00:42:09.830 --> 00:42:12.210 align:middle line:84% And that marine debris is hurting our environment, 00:42:12.210 --> 00:42:13.840 align:middle line:90% economy, and health. 00:42:13.840 --> 00:42:15.900 align:middle line:84% The problem will only get worse-- 00:42:15.900 --> 00:42:17.940 align:middle line:84% --unless we change the way we consume 00:42:17.940 --> 00:42:20.590 align:middle line:90% and dispose of products. 00:42:20.590 --> 00:42:21.750 align:middle line:90% There are solutions. 00:42:21.750 --> 00:42:23.760 align:middle line:84% And together, we can prevent litter 00:42:23.760 --> 00:42:25.860 align:middle line:90% from ending up in the ocean. 00:42:25.860 --> 00:42:27.280 align:middle line:90% Some people might say-- 00:42:27.280 --> 00:42:30.790 align:middle line:84% Well, I'm just one person, so I can't make a difference. 00:42:30.790 --> 00:42:32.160 align:middle line:90% But that's just not true. 00:42:32.160 --> 00:42:34.410 align:middle line:84% If each person who creates trash, 00:42:34.410 --> 00:42:36.930 align:middle line:84% and that's just about everyone, took action, 00:42:36.930 --> 00:42:39.790 align:middle line:84% it would add up to a whole lot of change. 00:42:39.790 --> 00:42:41.200 align:middle line:90% So what can we do? 00:42:41.200 --> 00:42:45.050 align:middle line:84% Well, the ultimate solution is prevention. 00:42:45.050 --> 00:42:47.610 align:middle line:84% And we need to keep that as our highest priority. 00:42:47.610 --> 00:42:50.010 align:middle line:84% We can reduce, reuse, and recycle 00:42:50.010 --> 00:42:52.500 align:middle line:84% to keep to be out of the ocean in the first place. 00:42:52.500 --> 00:42:55.110 align:middle line:84% You can bring your own shopping bag, 00:42:55.110 --> 00:42:58.380 align:middle line:84% drink out of a reusable bottle, and participate in things 00:42:58.380 --> 00:42:59.910 align:middle line:90% like a shoreline cleanup. 00:42:59.910 --> 00:43:02.850 align:middle line:84% Join a group cleaning up the beach, or grab some friends 00:43:02.850 --> 00:43:04.140 align:middle line:90% and clean up your street. 00:43:04.140 --> 00:43:05.370 align:middle line:90% It's easy. 00:43:05.370 --> 00:43:08.910 align:middle line:84% Be more conscious of how many disposable plastic items. 00:43:08.910 --> 00:43:10.330 align:middle line:90% And if you do-- 00:43:10.330 --> 00:43:11.820 align:middle line:90% Where are you putting it? 00:43:11.820 --> 00:43:16.500 align:middle line:84% In the trash can, whoops, or in the recycling bin? 00:43:16.500 --> 00:43:19.720 align:middle line:90% 00:43:19.720 --> 00:43:21.760 align:middle line:84% So here's the challenge, the next time 00:43:21.760 --> 00:43:25.490 align:middle line:84% you finish using a throwaway item, a bag, a bottle, 00:43:25.490 --> 00:43:28.090 align:middle line:90% or utensil, answer the question. 00:43:28.090 --> 00:43:29.440 align:middle line:90% Where is this going? 00:43:29.440 --> 00:43:32.440 align:middle line:84% Because ultimately, when you throw stuff away, 00:43:32.440 --> 00:43:34.830 align:middle line:90% there really is no away. 00:43:34.830 --> 00:43:36.520 align:middle line:90% It has to go somewhere. 00:43:36.520 --> 00:43:39.520 align:middle line:84% So keep asking yourself this important question. 00:43:39.520 --> 00:43:44.423 align:middle line:84% How will you keep your trash from becoming marine debris? 00:43:44.423 --> 00:43:44.923 align:middle line:90% [CLANG] 00:43:44.923 --> 00:43:49.260 align:middle line:90% 00:43:49.260 --> 00:43:50.430 align:middle line:90% OK, everybody. 00:43:50.430 --> 00:43:52.050 align:middle line:84% So now, we are going to be joined 00:43:52.050 --> 00:43:54.720 align:middle line:84% by Kathryn Youngblood, who was the research 00:43:54.720 --> 00:43:57.310 align:middle line:84% engineer at the University of Georgia, 00:43:57.310 --> 00:44:00.960 align:middle line:84% New materials Institute, and Citizen Science Director 00:44:00.960 --> 00:44:04.440 align:middle line:90% of the Marine Debris Tracker. 00:44:04.440 --> 00:44:06.150 align:middle line:84% And this is when we're going to talk 00:44:06.150 --> 00:44:08.160 align:middle line:84% a little more about the app that I've been 00:44:08.160 --> 00:44:09.600 align:middle line:90% seeing folks post in the chat. 00:44:09.600 --> 00:44:11.180 align:middle line:90% So welcome, Kathryn. 00:44:11.180 --> 00:44:12.180 align:middle line:90% Hi, Symone. 00:44:12.180 --> 00:44:14.190 align:middle line:90% Thanks for having me. 00:44:14.190 --> 00:44:17.110 align:middle line:84% Of course, thank you for joining us. 00:44:17.110 --> 00:44:19.520 align:middle line:84% And so we just want to talk, we are 00:44:19.520 --> 00:44:21.800 align:middle line:84% going to talk a little bit about something 00:44:21.800 --> 00:44:26.180 align:middle line:84% that folks can do on their own to prevent marine debris. 00:44:26.180 --> 00:44:28.160 align:middle line:84% And one thing that was in that video 00:44:28.160 --> 00:44:31.190 align:middle line:84% was about my using reusable bags. 00:44:31.190 --> 00:44:33.200 align:middle line:84% And one thing I always like to share 00:44:33.200 --> 00:44:35.450 align:middle line:84% is that I've even made a reusable bag 00:44:35.450 --> 00:44:37.970 align:middle line:84% from the old t-shirt, which is something fun 00:44:37.970 --> 00:44:40.460 align:middle line:84% and really easy that folks can do. 00:44:40.460 --> 00:44:41.972 align:middle line:84% So that was something that I want 00:44:41.972 --> 00:44:44.180 align:middle line:84% to make sure everyone knew that you don't necessarily 00:44:44.180 --> 00:44:45.950 align:middle line:90% have to buy any of those bags. 00:44:45.950 --> 00:44:48.100 align:middle line:90% You can create your own. 00:44:48.100 --> 00:44:50.990 align:middle line:84% And a lot of times now in stores, or you 00:44:50.990 --> 00:44:54.160 align:middle line:84% go to like a workshop, or conference, they give away. 00:44:54.160 --> 00:44:55.370 align:middle line:90% Your conference bag? 00:44:55.370 --> 00:44:59.470 align:middle line:84% You can make that be your reusable bag. 00:44:59.470 --> 00:45:02.230 align:middle line:84% Yeah, we use so much plastic every day, 00:45:02.230 --> 00:45:04.085 align:middle line:84% but that means there are lots of opportunity 00:45:04.085 --> 00:45:08.140 align:middle line:84% at point, where we can find ways to reduce, reuse, refuse, 00:45:08.140 --> 00:45:10.230 align:middle line:90% and recycle. 00:45:10.230 --> 00:45:11.510 align:middle line:90% Exactly. 00:45:11.510 --> 00:45:12.900 align:middle line:90% Yes, and you said refuse. 00:45:12.900 --> 00:45:18.150 align:middle line:84% And so can you just tell us a little bit about refuse? 00:45:18.150 --> 00:45:21.930 align:middle line:84% Yeah, so everybody's familiar with the traditional three Rs, 00:45:21.930 --> 00:45:24.060 align:middle line:84% but there are also places where you can just 00:45:24.060 --> 00:45:27.390 align:middle line:84% say no, thank you to plastic, which might include, 00:45:27.390 --> 00:45:29.680 align:middle line:84% when you go back out to eat at restaurants, 00:45:29.680 --> 00:45:34.380 align:middle line:84% saying no to plastic straws; saying no to plastic bags 00:45:34.380 --> 00:45:36.540 align:middle line:84% at the grocery store; finding ways 00:45:36.540 --> 00:45:39.810 align:middle line:84% that you can just not have that plastic to deal 00:45:39.810 --> 00:45:42.100 align:middle line:90% with in the first place. 00:45:42.100 --> 00:45:43.140 align:middle line:90% Exactly. 00:45:43.140 --> 00:45:47.610 align:middle line:84% And so we are going to share a story a little bit more 00:45:47.610 --> 00:45:50.160 align:middle line:84% about the Marine Debris Tracker app, 00:45:50.160 --> 00:45:53.400 align:middle line:84% because I use the app recently when 00:45:53.400 --> 00:45:57.180 align:middle line:84% I walked from my home just towards the waterfront 00:45:57.180 --> 00:45:58.180 align:middle line:90% here in Baltimore. 00:45:58.180 --> 00:46:03.510 align:middle line:84% So Kathryn, just tell us just really quickly, 00:46:03.510 --> 00:46:05.890 align:middle line:90% an overview of what the app is? 00:46:05.890 --> 00:46:06.390 align:middle line:90% Sure. 00:46:06.390 --> 00:46:09.300 align:middle line:84% So Debris Tracker is a citizen science 00:46:09.300 --> 00:46:12.540 align:middle line:84% open data project that people around the world 00:46:12.540 --> 00:46:15.990 align:middle line:84% use to record data on what kind of litter, 00:46:15.990 --> 00:46:18.270 align:middle line:84% and marine debris are in their own environment, 00:46:18.270 --> 00:46:22.080 align:middle line:84% whether they live on the coast or upstream in a city 00:46:22.080 --> 00:46:24.090 align:middle line:90% or in a more urban community. 00:46:24.090 --> 00:46:28.630 align:middle line:84% So Debris Tracker-- the app is available on iOS and Android. 00:46:28.630 --> 00:46:30.060 align:middle line:90% And you can download. 00:46:30.060 --> 00:46:33.180 align:middle line:84% And you can use it to contribute to this data that 00:46:33.180 --> 00:46:35.430 align:middle line:84% helps scientists get an idea of what's 00:46:35.430 --> 00:46:37.710 align:middle line:84% the bigger picture of plastic pollution is. 00:46:37.710 --> 00:46:41.820 align:middle line:84% So citizen science is data that we, 00:46:41.820 --> 00:46:44.880 align:middle line:84% as scientists and researchers, couldn't collect on our own. 00:46:44.880 --> 00:46:47.370 align:middle line:84% Plastic pollution in such a big problem in all these 00:46:47.370 --> 00:46:49.020 align:middle line:84% places around the world, and we just 00:46:49.020 --> 00:46:52.380 align:middle line:84% can't collect data everywhere that plastic pollution is. 00:46:52.380 --> 00:46:55.440 align:middle line:84% But if we work with this big community of regular people, 00:46:55.440 --> 00:46:57.240 align:middle line:84% who are passionate about this issue 00:46:57.240 --> 00:47:00.990 align:middle line:84% and who want to help contribute to solutions to the problem, 00:47:00.990 --> 00:47:04.170 align:middle line:84% we can get a better idea and create this bigger picture 00:47:04.170 --> 00:47:06.900 align:middle line:84% of what plastic pollution looks like in different places 00:47:06.900 --> 00:47:08.860 align:middle line:90% around the world. 00:47:08.860 --> 00:47:09.410 align:middle line:90% Great. 00:47:09.410 --> 00:47:12.590 align:middle line:84% And thank you for giving us an overview. 00:47:12.590 --> 00:47:17.930 align:middle line:84% As I was walking from my home down to the waterfront, 00:47:17.930 --> 00:47:20.330 align:middle line:84% I took a trash trip, and we're going 00:47:20.330 --> 00:47:23.660 align:middle line:84% to watch the video of the trip that I took. 00:47:23.660 --> 00:47:26.740 align:middle line:84% That app is called Marine Debris Tracker app. 00:47:26.740 --> 00:47:28.519 align:middle line:90% So let's roll the video. 00:47:28.519 --> 00:47:29.644 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC - BLEU, "BREEZEWAY"] 00:47:29.644 --> 00:47:34.370 align:middle line:84% (SINGING) Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. 00:47:34.370 --> 00:47:39.170 align:middle line:84% Usually, when I get off of work, or when it's the weekend, 00:47:39.170 --> 00:47:43.280 align:middle line:84% and I want to spend some time outside, I walk from my house 00:47:43.280 --> 00:47:46.880 align:middle line:84% down to a park that's close by, or just walking 00:47:46.880 --> 00:47:49.040 align:middle line:84% kind of aimlessly honestly sometimes. 00:47:49.040 --> 00:47:53.210 align:middle line:84% And when I do, I normally like to bring my trash grabber 00:47:53.210 --> 00:47:57.480 align:middle line:84% and a bag just in case I come across any trash on the ground. 00:47:57.480 --> 00:47:59.900 align:middle line:84% Of course, here I am today in Baltimore, 00:47:59.900 --> 00:48:02.300 align:middle line:84% and there is some trash that I've just 00:48:02.300 --> 00:48:03.800 align:middle line:90% come across right here. 00:48:03.800 --> 00:48:06.650 align:middle line:84% So now I'm going to use the Marine Debris Tracker 00:48:06.650 --> 00:48:10.100 align:middle line:84% app, so that we can keep track of the kinds of trash 00:48:10.100 --> 00:48:10.910 align:middle line:90% that we're seeing. 00:48:10.910 --> 00:48:13.790 align:middle line:84% As I come across some trash, I normally just take out 00:48:13.790 --> 00:48:17.630 align:middle line:84% my phone, and I go to the Marine Debris Tracker app. 00:48:17.630 --> 00:48:21.470 align:middle line:84% I make sure I take a photo, and then I go to the category that 00:48:21.470 --> 00:48:23.300 align:middle line:90% says Paper, Paper Bags . 00:48:23.300 --> 00:48:27.620 align:middle line:84% I add, and then I pick up the paper bag, 00:48:27.620 --> 00:48:30.290 align:middle line:84% put it inside my reusable bag, and keep it moving. 00:48:30.290 --> 00:48:32.569 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC - BLEU, "BREEZEWAY"] 00:48:32.569 --> 00:48:33.152 align:middle line:90% (SINGING) Hey. 00:48:33.152 --> 00:48:34.590 align:middle line:90% Ooh, ooh. 00:48:34.590 --> 00:48:36.140 align:middle line:84% So I just want to give you a chance 00:48:36.140 --> 00:48:39.050 align:middle line:84% to see the app that I'm using, so that we 00:48:39.050 --> 00:48:42.560 align:middle line:84% can track the trash that I'm finding as I'm walking. 00:48:42.560 --> 00:48:45.770 align:middle line:84% So I'm using the Marine Debris Tracker app. 00:48:45.770 --> 00:48:47.760 align:middle line:90% This is what it looks like. 00:48:47.760 --> 00:48:52.310 align:middle line:84% So we have Plastic, Medals, Glass, Cloth even, Paper, 00:48:52.310 --> 00:48:53.280 align:middle line:90% and Lumber. 00:48:53.280 --> 00:48:55.610 align:middle line:84% There's even such things as Fishing Gear. 00:48:55.610 --> 00:48:57.920 align:middle line:84% You can choose one of the categories 00:48:57.920 --> 00:49:00.560 align:middle line:84% if you wanted to just automatically jump to it, 00:49:00.560 --> 00:49:03.890 align:middle line:84% or you can scroll the screen so that you can 00:49:03.890 --> 00:49:06.860 align:middle line:90% choose the category yourself. 00:49:06.860 --> 00:49:08.240 align:middle line:84% One thing that's also really cool 00:49:08.240 --> 00:49:10.610 align:middle line:84% is that under each category, there 00:49:10.610 --> 00:49:13.550 align:middle line:84% are kind of like these sub categories under the sections. 00:49:13.550 --> 00:49:18.710 align:middle line:84% So under Metal, there's aluminum or tin cans, aerosol cans, 00:49:18.710 --> 00:49:21.645 align:middle line:84% metal or bottle caps, metal fragments. 00:49:21.645 --> 00:49:23.270 align:middle line:84% And you see that there's a spot for you 00:49:23.270 --> 00:49:28.320 align:middle line:84% to increase the number of those type of trash that you find, 00:49:28.320 --> 00:49:30.220 align:middle line:84% and then a place for you to hit Add 00:49:30.220 --> 00:49:32.030 align:middle line:90% when you're ready to submit it. 00:49:32.030 --> 00:49:34.247 align:middle line:84% And so for the ones that I've collected, 00:49:34.247 --> 00:49:36.830 align:middle line:84% and if you want to see the ones that you might have collected, 00:49:36.830 --> 00:49:39.230 align:middle line:84% you can go to Items Collected at the top. 00:49:39.230 --> 00:49:43.280 align:middle line:84% It says that I have 11 items that I have logged so far. 00:49:43.280 --> 00:49:45.480 align:middle line:90% So you just hit this arrow. 00:49:45.480 --> 00:49:47.480 align:middle line:84% And once you hit the arrows, you'll 00:49:47.480 --> 00:49:50.780 align:middle line:84% see a map pops up with all of the locations 00:49:50.780 --> 00:49:52.880 align:middle line:90% where you have logged an item. 00:49:52.880 --> 00:49:53.990 align:middle line:90% They get a pin. 00:49:53.990 --> 00:49:55.940 align:middle line:84% So each of these 11 pins are the ones 00:49:55.940 --> 00:49:58.010 align:middle line:84% that I've collected so far this morning. 00:49:58.010 --> 00:50:01.490 align:middle line:84% There is seven photos that I've logged. 00:50:01.490 --> 00:50:05.780 align:middle line:84% There are two aluminum or tin cans, one beverage bottle, 00:50:05.780 --> 00:50:09.810 align:middle line:84% one plastic bag, two metal bottle caps. 00:50:09.810 --> 00:50:13.190 align:middle line:84% And then when I'm ready, you just hit Submit here. 00:50:13.190 --> 00:50:16.220 align:middle line:84% And then it will go ahead and complete my trash trip 00:50:16.220 --> 00:50:16.850 align:middle line:90% for the day. 00:50:16.850 --> 00:50:19.280 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC - BLEU, "BREEZEWAY"] 00:50:19.280 --> 00:50:23.170 align:middle line:90% 00:50:23.170 --> 00:50:25.720 align:middle line:84% So it looks like we're getting close to the water, which 00:50:25.720 --> 00:50:29.800 align:middle line:84% means we're about to finish our trash trip. 00:50:29.800 --> 00:50:35.050 align:middle line:84% And I can notice from here just some small items 00:50:35.050 --> 00:50:39.390 align:middle line:84% of trash on the sidewalk and even some in the water. 00:50:39.390 --> 00:50:42.340 align:middle line:84% And so like honestly, right here in front of me, right? 00:50:42.340 --> 00:50:43.810 align:middle line:90% It's like a wet wipe. 00:50:43.810 --> 00:50:48.070 align:middle line:84% So we can log this of course in our app-- 00:50:48.070 --> 00:50:49.570 align:middle line:84% take this trash up like we've been 00:50:49.570 --> 00:50:53.050 align:middle line:84% doing, especially because now we're closer to the waterway. 00:50:53.050 --> 00:50:56.800 align:middle line:84% And so we want to make sure that we are preventing these items 00:50:56.800 --> 00:50:58.910 align:middle line:90% from getting into the water. 00:50:58.910 --> 00:51:01.720 align:middle line:84% There's another plastic bottle here. 00:51:01.720 --> 00:51:04.330 align:middle line:84% So we earlier found a beverage bottle. 00:51:04.330 --> 00:51:06.430 align:middle line:90% Here is another one. 00:51:06.430 --> 00:51:08.450 align:middle line:90% Plastic bottle. 00:51:08.450 --> 00:51:14.290 align:middle line:90% Add it in the bag. 00:51:14.290 --> 00:51:16.960 align:middle line:84% I really am collecting this stuff, everybody. 00:51:16.960 --> 00:51:19.780 align:middle line:84% There is a plastic bottle that's in the water there. 00:51:19.780 --> 00:51:22.060 align:middle line:84% There's another piece of plastic, 00:51:22.060 --> 00:51:23.963 align:middle line:84% and then there's something that I can't quite 00:51:23.963 --> 00:51:26.380 align:middle line:84% make out from here, but there is something else over there 00:51:26.380 --> 00:51:26.880 align:middle line:90% as well. 00:51:26.880 --> 00:51:30.280 align:middle line:84% So we know that they trash can into the water. 00:51:30.280 --> 00:51:32.860 align:middle line:84% And so we want to prevent that by picking up as much as we 00:51:32.860 --> 00:51:35.110 align:middle line:90% see on the ground as we walk. 00:51:35.110 --> 00:51:37.120 align:middle line:84% It's really important that we try 00:51:37.120 --> 00:51:41.110 align:middle line:84% to keep our neighborhoods clean, and the streets clean, 00:51:41.110 --> 00:51:44.500 align:middle line:84% and the grass clean, and because that does go into our waterway 00:51:44.500 --> 00:51:45.890 align:middle line:90% and affects wildlife. 00:51:45.890 --> 00:51:48.400 align:middle line:84% And we want to make sure that we have as much 00:51:48.400 --> 00:51:51.580 align:middle line:84% of a positive impact as possible. 00:51:51.580 --> 00:51:55.000 align:middle line:84% So everyone, I've finished my trash trip, 00:51:55.000 --> 00:51:57.190 align:middle line:84% and it was a really great trip honestly. 00:51:57.190 --> 00:52:00.130 align:middle line:84% I collected this bag of trash, and I'm 00:52:00.130 --> 00:52:02.770 align:middle line:84% going to make sure that I dump it into the trash can 00:52:02.770 --> 00:52:04.810 align:middle line:90% when I get home. 00:52:04.810 --> 00:52:07.990 align:middle line:84% And I challenge all of you to do your own trash trip. 00:52:07.990 --> 00:52:11.830 align:middle line:84% Use the Marine Debris Tracker app to collect your trash, 00:52:11.830 --> 00:52:13.720 align:middle line:90% and to log it, and track it. 00:52:13.720 --> 00:52:17.110 align:middle line:84% The goal, remember, is to keep our waterways clean 00:52:17.110 --> 00:52:18.010 align:middle line:90% like this one. 00:52:18.010 --> 00:52:20.830 align:middle line:84% It's a really easy and fun way for you 00:52:20.830 --> 00:52:23.666 align:middle line:84% to get outside and do your own science. 00:52:23.666 --> 00:52:25.650 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:52:25.650 --> 00:52:32.600 align:middle line:90% 00:52:32.600 --> 00:52:35.340 align:middle line:84% OK, great so thanks, everyone, for joining me 00:52:35.340 --> 00:52:36.240 align:middle line:90% on my trash trip. 00:52:36.240 --> 00:52:39.150 align:middle line:84% Kathryn, can you just talk to us a little bit 00:52:39.150 --> 00:52:43.450 align:middle line:84% about what happens after the data is logged into the app? 00:52:43.450 --> 00:52:45.480 align:middle line:84% So, after you gotten in your trash trip 00:52:45.480 --> 00:52:47.700 align:middle line:84% and collect your data, all the data 00:52:47.700 --> 00:52:51.120 align:middle line:84% is uploaded to an online, publicly accessible open 00:52:51.120 --> 00:52:51.710 align:middle line:90% database. 00:52:51.710 --> 00:52:55.470 align:middle line:84% So that was created in 2010 in partnership with NOAA 00:52:55.470 --> 00:52:56.790 align:middle line:90% and the University of Georgia. 00:52:56.790 --> 00:52:58.790 align:middle line:84% And ever since then, we've been really committed 00:52:58.790 --> 00:53:02.700 align:middle line:84% to this idea of open data that by collaborating and sharing 00:53:02.700 --> 00:53:06.540 align:middle line:84% data with each other, we can get closer to solutions 00:53:06.540 --> 00:53:08.160 align:middle line:84% to the plastic pollution problem. 00:53:08.160 --> 00:53:09.900 align:middle line:84% So we have people around the world, 00:53:09.900 --> 00:53:11.200 align:middle line:90% who are collecting this data. 00:53:11.200 --> 00:53:14.190 align:middle line:84% And you can go online, and explore other people's data 00:53:14.190 --> 00:53:17.410 align:middle line:84% that they've collected, as well as download your own data. 00:53:17.410 --> 00:53:19.080 align:middle line:84% So the data you're seeing right now 00:53:19.080 --> 00:53:22.710 align:middle line:84% is from an organization in Coastal Georgia that 00:53:22.710 --> 00:53:25.900 align:middle line:84% has volunteers that have been tracking for about 10 years. 00:53:25.900 --> 00:53:29.820 align:middle line:84% And we actually had a graduate student do a project 00:53:29.820 --> 00:53:32.520 align:middle line:84% with that data that citizen scientists 00:53:32.520 --> 00:53:35.640 align:middle line:84% had collected as a research project for her master's 00:53:35.640 --> 00:53:36.190 align:middle line:90% thesis. 00:53:36.190 --> 00:53:39.540 align:middle line:84% So this data does contribute to real research 00:53:39.540 --> 00:53:41.790 align:middle line:84% and is all openly accessible online 00:53:41.790 --> 00:53:44.260 align:middle line:90% for anyone to learn from. 00:53:44.260 --> 00:53:44.760 align:middle line:90% Great. 00:53:44.760 --> 00:53:47.100 align:middle line:84% And so there was a question about if folks 00:53:47.100 --> 00:53:49.605 align:middle line:84% can see the data that they'd collected 00:53:49.605 --> 00:53:50.730 align:middle line:90% like their history of data? 00:53:50.730 --> 00:53:52.470 align:middle line:90% And so the answer is yes, right? 00:53:52.470 --> 00:53:54.260 align:middle line:90% They would be able to see that. 00:53:54.260 --> 00:53:57.510 align:middle line:84% Yep, you can see your own data and download that, as well as 00:53:57.510 --> 00:54:00.270 align:middle line:84% explore what other people are collecting in your own area 00:54:00.270 --> 00:54:03.060 align:middle line:84% and in other places around the world. 00:54:03.060 --> 00:54:03.840 align:middle line:90% Great. 00:54:03.840 --> 00:54:08.880 align:middle line:84% So now that we've gone over this, 00:54:08.880 --> 00:54:13.560 align:middle line:84% is there anything else you want to share about the app? 00:54:13.560 --> 00:54:16.430 align:middle line:90% 00:54:16.430 --> 00:54:18.110 align:middle line:84% The only other thing I'd like to mention 00:54:18.110 --> 00:54:22.130 align:middle line:84% is that to highlight that this can be used both on the coast 00:54:22.130 --> 00:54:23.300 align:middle line:90% but also in land. 00:54:23.300 --> 00:54:26.750 align:middle line:84% So we know that plastic pollution doesn't just 00:54:26.750 --> 00:54:27.620 align:middle line:90% start on the coast. 00:54:27.620 --> 00:54:30.710 align:middle line:84% It starts upstream, and so whether you're 00:54:30.710 --> 00:54:33.020 align:middle line:84% in a landlocked state or further upstream, 00:54:33.020 --> 00:54:34.490 align:middle line:90% we still want your data. 00:54:34.490 --> 00:54:36.560 align:middle line:84% It's still an important piece of the puzzle 00:54:36.560 --> 00:54:40.250 align:middle line:84% in understanding what plastic collision looks like. 00:54:40.250 --> 00:54:41.000 align:middle line:90% Yes, perfect. 00:54:41.000 --> 00:54:43.250 align:middle line:84% Thank you for adding that because that was also 00:54:43.250 --> 00:54:45.500 align:middle line:84% one of the questions that the audience asked. 00:54:45.500 --> 00:54:48.210 align:middle line:90% So thank you so much. 00:54:48.210 --> 00:54:50.420 align:middle line:84% Every data point makes a different, right? 00:54:50.420 --> 00:54:52.580 align:middle line:90% So we want everyone to help. 00:54:52.580 --> 00:54:57.980 align:middle line:84% We are going to be joined now by Christy and Sherry, 00:54:57.980 --> 00:55:02.330 align:middle line:84% so that we can show you all some-- 00:55:02.330 --> 00:55:04.190 align:middle line:90% perfect, and here they come-- 00:55:04.190 --> 00:55:09.590 align:middle line:84% yes, examples of what we do in our day to day 00:55:09.590 --> 00:55:13.940 align:middle line:84% lives to reduce the use of single-use plastic. 00:55:13.940 --> 00:55:16.460 align:middle line:84% So I'll go first because we've been talking 00:55:16.460 --> 00:55:18.310 align:middle line:90% about you know prevention. 00:55:18.310 --> 00:55:21.920 align:middle line:84% And we talked about refuse as one of those Four R's. 00:55:21.920 --> 00:55:25.040 align:middle line:84% And so one of the things that I use-- and it's probably 00:55:25.040 --> 00:55:27.410 align:middle line:84% going to come in no surprise because they're 00:55:27.410 --> 00:55:31.910 align:middle line:84% all the rage now after that photo with the turtle. 00:55:31.910 --> 00:55:37.320 align:middle line:84% So I'm going to share that I normally have like a little bag 00:55:37.320 --> 00:55:41.160 align:middle line:84% here, and it has some reusable straws in it. 00:55:41.160 --> 00:55:47.840 align:middle line:84% So when I go somewhere to get take-out food, or anything, 00:55:47.840 --> 00:55:51.500 align:middle line:84% or if I go to a restaurant even, and they offer me a straw, 00:55:51.500 --> 00:55:53.810 align:middle line:84% I normally just say, no, thank you. 00:55:53.810 --> 00:55:55.370 align:middle line:90% And then I bring out my own. 00:55:55.370 --> 00:55:58.520 align:middle line:84% And the people at the restaurant are normally really receptive. 00:55:58.520 --> 00:56:00.430 align:middle line:84% They're like, wow, you carry your own straws? 00:56:00.430 --> 00:56:04.090 align:middle line:84% I'm like, yup, I like to keep it in my purse or my backpack 00:56:04.090 --> 00:56:07.290 align:middle line:84% if I'm leaving for work or even in my car. 00:56:07.290 --> 00:56:09.660 align:middle line:90% So that's what I have. 00:56:09.660 --> 00:56:12.090 align:middle line:84% Christy, do you want to show us what you have? 00:56:12.090 --> 00:56:12.590 align:middle line:90% Sure. 00:56:12.590 --> 00:56:16.460 align:middle line:84% So I think a lot of times, with reducing your footprint 00:56:16.460 --> 00:56:19.280 align:middle line:84% that people think you need to buy like a new item or whatnot. 00:56:19.280 --> 00:56:21.920 align:middle line:90% So my favorite item is my fork. 00:56:21.920 --> 00:56:24.350 align:middle line:84% I use it every day, multiple times a day, 00:56:24.350 --> 00:56:27.980 align:middle line:84% and it's nothing fancy, but it's something that I think really 00:56:27.980 --> 00:56:33.050 align:middle line:84% has a really big impact as far as reducing my waste footprint. 00:56:33.050 --> 00:56:36.230 align:middle line:84% Yes, and Christy, I love that you use your fork. 00:56:36.230 --> 00:56:40.080 align:middle line:84% Is this the same fork that you might use when you eat at home? 00:56:40.080 --> 00:56:40.580 align:middle line:90% Sure is. 00:56:40.580 --> 00:56:43.430 align:middle line:84% It's something I eat just a few hours ago. 00:56:43.430 --> 00:56:44.060 align:middle line:90% Exactly. 00:56:44.060 --> 00:56:44.560 align:middle line:90% Right? 00:56:44.560 --> 00:56:46.260 align:middle line:84% So thank you, Christy, for sharing 00:56:46.260 --> 00:56:48.440 align:middle line:84% because we want you to know you don't have 00:56:48.440 --> 00:56:49.950 align:middle line:90% to buy anything new, right? 00:56:49.950 --> 00:56:52.700 align:middle line:84% You can use something that you already have in your home 00:56:52.700 --> 00:56:54.330 align:middle line:84% that you might use when you're home. 00:56:54.330 --> 00:56:56.600 align:middle line:84% You can just take that with you when you go out 00:56:56.600 --> 00:56:57.990 align:middle line:90% and then bring it back, right? 00:56:57.990 --> 00:57:01.000 align:middle line:84% So thank you so much, Christy, for sharing. 00:57:01.000 --> 00:57:03.000 align:middle line:90% Sherry, what about you? 00:57:03.000 --> 00:57:03.500 align:middle line:90% Sure. 00:57:03.500 --> 00:57:08.450 align:middle line:84% So I just thought about all of the single-use plastic 00:57:08.450 --> 00:57:11.180 align:middle line:84% that we use in the bathroom and with our personal care 00:57:11.180 --> 00:57:11.960 align:middle line:90% products. 00:57:11.960 --> 00:57:16.510 align:middle line:84% So I did have a simple bar of soap, which-- 00:57:16.510 --> 00:57:18.860 align:middle line:90% it's easy to find anywhere. 00:57:18.860 --> 00:57:21.470 align:middle line:84% It's probably cheaper than buying soap 00:57:21.470 --> 00:57:24.350 align:middle line:90% in a plastic container. 00:57:24.350 --> 00:57:27.140 align:middle line:90% Yes, and I also use bar soap. 00:57:27.140 --> 00:57:29.390 align:middle line:90% And I love it because-- 00:57:29.390 --> 00:57:34.010 align:middle line:84% yes, and they all bar the shampoo even, and conditioner 00:57:34.010 --> 00:57:35.150 align:middle line:90% even. 00:57:35.150 --> 00:57:37.190 align:middle line:84% And so these are really exciting too 00:57:37.190 --> 00:57:39.575 align:middle line:90% because I like to shop local. 00:57:39.575 --> 00:57:41.700 align:middle line:84% I like to buy things from like the farmer's market. 00:57:41.700 --> 00:57:43.220 align:middle line:84% And a lot of farmer's market, they 00:57:43.220 --> 00:57:46.180 align:middle line:84% have those bar soaps that the vendors are selling. 00:57:46.180 --> 00:57:49.130 align:middle line:84% So it's a great way to support your local community 00:57:49.130 --> 00:57:51.110 align:middle line:90% and to support the environment. 00:57:51.110 --> 00:57:51.880 align:middle line:90% Thank you, Sherry. 00:57:51.880 --> 00:57:53.720 align:middle line:90% Yep. 00:57:53.720 --> 00:57:55.690 align:middle line:90% And Kathryn, what about you? 00:57:55.690 --> 00:57:59.270 align:middle line:84% So I brought my reusable plastic Ziploc bag. 00:57:59.270 --> 00:58:02.120 align:middle line:84% So it is plastic, but I think the important thing is 00:58:02.120 --> 00:58:03.620 align:middle line:90% how we're using plastic, right? 00:58:03.620 --> 00:58:06.965 align:middle line:84% And so I can wash this, and reuse it over, and over again. 00:58:06.965 --> 00:58:08.590 align:middle line:84% And you can do the same thing with just 00:58:08.590 --> 00:58:12.540 align:middle line:84% the regular Ziploc bag that you get from the grocery store. 00:58:12.540 --> 00:58:15.222 align:middle line:84% Yes, and Kathryn, thank you again. 00:58:15.222 --> 00:58:16.680 align:middle line:84% Thank you, everybody, but, Kathryn, 00:58:16.680 --> 00:58:20.640 align:middle line:84% thank you again for making a note that, 1, it's 00:58:20.640 --> 00:58:22.950 align:middle line:90% OK to still use plastic, right? 00:58:22.950 --> 00:58:25.710 align:middle line:84% And number 2, it's OK to use something 00:58:25.710 --> 00:58:29.370 align:middle line:84% that might be missed for single use for a multiple uses, 00:58:29.370 --> 00:58:35.400 align:middle line:84% because we could be using Ziploc bags or other kinds of sandwich 00:58:35.400 --> 00:58:36.702 align:middle line:90% bags over and over again. 00:58:36.702 --> 00:58:38.160 align:middle line:84% You don't have to just use it once. 00:58:38.160 --> 00:58:42.470 align:middle line:84% You can rent it out, let it dry, and use it again. 00:58:42.470 --> 00:58:43.010 align:middle line:90% Exactly. 00:58:43.010 --> 00:58:45.360 align:middle line:90% Plastic is super durable. 00:58:45.360 --> 00:58:45.860 align:middle line:90% Exactly. 00:58:45.860 --> 00:58:47.480 align:middle line:84% That's one of the benefits of it. 00:58:47.480 --> 00:58:49.430 align:middle line:90% It's why it's so common, right? 00:58:49.430 --> 00:58:51.750 align:middle line:90% So this has been fantastic. 00:58:51.750 --> 00:58:55.110 align:middle line:84% I had such a great time with all of you here, 00:58:55.110 --> 00:58:56.570 align:middle line:90% and I hope that you had too. 00:58:56.570 --> 00:58:58.030 align:middle line:84% Thank you so much for joining us. 00:58:58.030 --> 00:59:02.512 align:middle line:90% 00:59:02.512 --> 00:59:04.006 align:middle line:90% Bye, everybody. 00:59:04.006 --> 00:59:07.990 align:middle line:90% 00:59:07.990 --> 00:59:10.880 align:middle line:90% OK, it's just me, you all. 00:59:10.880 --> 00:59:14.790 align:middle line:84% 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01:00:20.230 --> 01:00:23.360 align:middle line:84% For now-- our final video, How To Help. 01:00:23.360 --> 01:00:26.090 align:middle line:84% Thanks for being here and for sharing the time with us. 01:00:26.090 --> 01:00:28.976 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 01:00:28.976 --> 01:00:33.310 align:middle line:90% 01:00:33.310 --> 01:00:35.920 align:middle line:90% Ocean trash is a big problem. 01:00:35.920 --> 01:00:38.710 align:middle line:90% You can be part of the solution. 01:00:38.710 --> 01:00:41.170 align:middle line:84% The first thing you can do is help prevent your own Trash 01:00:41.170 --> 01:00:44.350 align:middle line:84% from getting into the ocean in the first place. 01:00:44.350 --> 01:00:46.060 align:middle line:90% It starts with the Four R's. 01:00:46.060 --> 01:00:48.750 align:middle line:90% 01:00:48.750 --> 01:00:51.350 align:middle line:90% Refuse. 01:00:51.350 --> 01:00:54.080 align:middle line:84% Say no, thanks to a single use or disposable items 01:00:54.080 --> 01:00:56.870 align:middle line:90% that you may not need. 01:00:56.870 --> 01:00:58.990 align:middle line:90% Reuse. 01:00:58.990 --> 01:01:00.950 align:middle line:84% Find reusable versions of things you throw 01:01:00.950 --> 01:01:02.720 align:middle line:90% away often like produce bags. 01:01:02.720 --> 01:01:07.050 align:middle line:90% 01:01:07.050 --> 01:01:08.490 align:middle line:90% Reduce. 01:01:08.490 --> 01:01:10.980 align:middle line:84% Reduce your waste when possible by buying items 01:01:10.980 --> 01:01:14.551 align:middle line:84% without packaging, buying used, or buying in bulk. 01:01:14.551 --> 01:01:17.500 align:middle line:90% 01:01:17.500 --> 01:01:19.180 align:middle line:90% Recycle. 01:01:19.180 --> 01:01:21.010 align:middle line:84% Check your community's recycling rules 01:01:21.010 --> 01:01:23.420 align:middle line:90% to see what can be recycled. 01:01:23.420 --> 01:01:25.460 align:middle line:84% Next, if you can help pick up trash 01:01:25.460 --> 01:01:29.630 align:middle line:84% starting in your own backyard while picking up trash, 01:01:29.630 --> 01:01:33.520 align:middle line:84% you can be part of a global citizen science project. 01:01:33.520 --> 01:01:35.260 align:middle line:84% Search for the Marine Debris Tracker, 01:01:35.260 --> 01:01:38.740 align:middle line:90% and report the trash you find. 01:01:38.740 --> 01:01:42.730 align:middle line:84% We can all make a difference and prevent marine debris. 01:01:42.730 --> 01:01:47.060 align:middle line:84% For more ways you can help, visit marinedebris.noaa.gov. 01:01:47.060 --> 01:01:50.410 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 01:01:50.410 --> 01:01:58.000 align:middle line:90%