Table of Contents

1. What is Plastic?

   • 1. • The History of Plastics

        • Seven Categories of Plastics

        • Plastic Nurdles

        • Microplastics

        • Biodegradable and Biobased Plastics

2. Garbage Patches

   • 1. • What are they?

        • The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

        • Why are they so hard to deal with?

3. The Impact of Plastics

   • 1. • The Ambivalence of Plastic

        • Marine Dangers

4. Save the Oceans

   • 1. • Plastic is Illegal to Dump in U.S. Waters

        • Water pollution in the San Francisco Bay Area

5. What Can We Do?

   • 1. • Prevention

          • Fabrics

          • Reduce/Reuse/Recycle

        • Beach Clean-Up

        • Debris Tracker

        • Share the Word

6. Before you go

7. Reference list