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A Focus On Florida
The state of Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States reaching 1,197 miles long. Florida is known for its beautiful sandy beaches and warm waters but the Florida coastline is in danger and action needs to be taken now.
7,000 Tons Of Plastic Waste
are estimated to be put into Florida's marine ecosystem in 2020
Why is Florida so susceptible to water pollution?
Tourism
Florida is a popular tourist destination bringing in an enormous amount of people and in turn, pollution. The tourist industry is a major contributor to pollution as the beach and party culture results in a high volume of bottles a plastic waste littered throughout Florida beaches every season.
Hurricanes
Hurricanes make Floridas coastline particularly vulnerable to pollution as debris is displaced. While natural disasters are out of our control, managing waste storage and limiting the surplus of plastic waste we produce can help lessen the damage of natural disasters.
Crowded beaches packed with students over spring break in Daytona Beach.
The aftermath of spring break: a beach left littered with garbage.
Hurricane Ian left many waterbodies in Florida filled with bacteria and debris.
Floirda may have some of the most beautiful beaches in the United States but it also has some of the most polluted beaches in the United States. The state of Florida has reported one fourth of their beaches closeed do to contaminated and polluted water. One example of this is Floridas, South Beach in Key West where the water tested unsafe 68% of the time.
Encouraging Florida Students
The problem of ocean pollution effects us all but we are encouraging the thousands of students in Florida to help push the movement and make a change in ocean plastic pollution. Florida students should be motivated by their love of the beach and by learning about fatel impacts platic has on the ocean feel impowered to help. It is time for Florida students to get educated and help to preserve their beaches by putting an end to plastic pollution.
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