This week, our Science Forward students and faculty are performing a home plastic audit to see how we might be contributing to the global marine plastic debris problem. According to the EPA, there were approximately 31 million tons of plastic waste generated in the USA in 2010j. Only 8% of this waste was recovered. For our home audit, we are not tracking tracking the mass of plastic waste, but rather pieces of plastic that enters the waste stream (either through trash or recycling). It will be interesting to see exactly how much of our individual plastic waste streams is recyclable, as indicated by recycling codes or labels on individual items. This home audit is relatively easy and fun. So much that even my children are getting into the act.
So easy, even a pre-K student can do it.
