{"id":473,"date":"2021-04-28T01:53:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/envs95spring2021\/?p=473"},"modified":"2021-04-28T02:05:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T02:05:01","slug":"plastic-pollution-awareness-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/envs95spring2021\/2021\/04\/28\/plastic-pollution-awareness-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic Pollution Awareness Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"451px;\" height=\"326px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/6QkdbogAMfRC57n0x0AutAgitN-J0QsvjIWv1yxE_N6l7TIDhasJ7_c1yXAobgRYSyIncpQGIG3bi_G7svllQCKnyETUH27JDWc2mrIBhaHsuPAEmOpDT4zgAyZkmarvnitJbgT5dVo\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>During tUrn week I was able to attend multiple events! I also presented on Friday at 1 around the topic of plastic pollution and how the Surfrider Foundation combats these issues. I included a variety of concerning statistics including<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8 million pieces<\/strong> of plastic pollution find their way into our ocean daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One garbage truck of plastic <\/strong>is discarded into our oceans <strong>every minute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals are killed<\/strong> by ocean plastic every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently there is approximately <strong>51 trillion microscopic pieces of plastic<\/strong>, weighing 269,000 tons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a link to my presentation if you want more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1euAxL0Bi2nTvxuzFt73SPe5yBM92cmTxeOhwvwQQ7kc\/edit?usp=sharing\">Presentation Link <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scu.edu\/turn\/headliners\/friday\/\">tUrn Week<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/envs95spring2021\/files\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-27-at-6.52.01-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/envs95spring2021\/files\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-27-at-6.52.01-PM.png 756w, https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/envs95spring2021\/files\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-27-at-6.52.01-PM-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Earth Day, I also helped host a beach cleanup on Main Beach, Santa Cruz with #UNLITTER! Check out @unlitter on instagram and look at my other blog to learn more about the organization. See some photos below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/envs95spring2021\/files\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-27-at-7.04.19-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-480\" width=\"387\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/envs95spring2021\/files\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-27-at-7.04.19-PM.jpg 491w, https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/envs95spring2021\/files\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-27-at-7.04.19-PM-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/envs95spring2021\/files\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-27-at-7.04.46-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/envs95spring2021\/files\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-27-at-7.04.46-PM.jpg 474w, https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/envs95spring2021\/files\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-27-at-7.04.46-PM-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.scu.edu\/turn\/headliners\/friday\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During tUrn week I was able to attend multiple events! I also presented on Friday at 1 around the topic of plastic pollution and how the Surfrider Foundation combats these issues. I included a variety of concerning statistics including: 8 million pieces of plastic pollution find their way into our ocean daily. 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