To address the plastic waste crisis, different stakeholder groups must work together, ranging
from scientists, tasked with examining the issue; policy makers, responsible for introducing
relevant legislation on reduction and prevention; citizens, who must make efforts to change
behaviours; and private businesses, who must shift work practices and operate in a different
way to tackle plastic pollution. In this regard, citizen science-led activities have become a
focus of major importance for raising public awareness around plastic marine pollution world
wide. Students and young people are increasingly engaging in efforts to identify solutions to
environmental challenges (demonstrated by growing action on climate change) and as such
represent critical change agents for resolving the global plastic crisis. Seen in this light, educators
play a valuable role in disseminating knowledge and helping students understand the plastic
crisis from a scientific and civic point of view.
Student Activity Book 2024.12.29
Teacher Resource Book – 2024.12.29
