Learning Guide - Turning the Tide on Trash

Educators, parents, students, and researchers can use “Turning the Tide on Trash” as they explore the serious impacts marine debris can have on wildlife, the environment, our well being, and our economy.

(Appropriate for Grades 1 through 12)

This 100 page learning guide is available as

• screen-quality-pdf (3.5Mb)
• print-quality-pdf (8.4Mb)

It was initially developed in 1992, and updated in 2007.

Source: NOAA - Marine Debris

Modbury, Great Britain's First Plastic Bag Free Town

In May 2007, every trader in Modbury, South Devon, joined together to make Modbury plastic bag free - the first town in the British Isles to do so.

• Watch this video - Message from Modbury on what motivated the change, and how they went about it.
• Visit their plastic facts page.

Source: Modbury - plasticbagfree.com