Solution: Stop it at the source…

Sundays are never fun-days. But since my capstone is awesome, it turned out to be a not-so-bad day after all. I’m posting the titles of the articles I read today, with a little description of each, followed by a quick conclusion. I’ll be adding this info to my Plastic Debris on Beaches section tomorrow. Papers:…

WOW. I’ve gone from having a dreary, boring blue header to something more appropriate to the subject material literally overnight…that’s right, 7 In the Ocean got a face lift. All courtesy of my wonderful boyfriend, Craig Winslow (click here) whose idea it was to start this blog in the first place. I’m psyched! I dreamed…

After looking through the papers I’ve read and the notes I’ve written, I realized I have a ton of info about beach debris. Let’s see if I can bang out a couple paragraphs about this issue… Sources used: Debris in the Mediterranean Sea: Types, Quantities, and Behavior by Abraham Golik Distribution, Type, Accumulation, and Source…

The question I’ll be posing: How effective are recycling programs at trapping plastic waste from entering waterways and, ultimately, the ocean? Which practices are working and where could improvements be made? My hypothesis: Recycling programs are not completely efficient at keeping consumer plastic waste from the ocean. I will, throughout the next several weeks, be…

It is a beautiful Saturday morning and luckily, a chilly 35 degrees out! Which means I won’t feel guilty for being holed up in the library all day, hashing out my first draft (still). Abstracts are due by Wednesday, and I’ve got mine done (huzzah!) So here it is, a snapshot of what my project…

I’m attaching a link to a Google Document I created with my updated “Plastic Waste on Beaches II” data and writing. The figures might not come in but if you’re curious, let me know! Beach Survey Data Writing