Most people by now have heard about the island in the Pacific Ocean made up of plastic. Most people also think that they don't contribute to it, but as it was said in Finding Nemo, all drains lead to the ocean. As the population grows so does our consumption of non renewable products. It is necessary that we as individuals start to look at the trash we produce before there's too much to handle.
I started this project with a few questions:
I split my study into two parts based on my questions. Both are explained in more detail on their respective pages, however here is a brief overview. The first part would be done at home. Following a guide I challenged myself and my family members to reduce as much waste as possible. The second part would entail town wide research for my town and others. Specifically focusing on how we as communities can reduce our trash.