Plastics Reduction

Roland Geyer, an associate professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, led the first-ever global analysis of plastic production, finding that “between 2002 and 2015 we made the exact same amount of plastic that we made between 1950 and 2002.” And much of this plastic ends up in the environment, including our rivers and oceans, by people littering, illegal dumping, and accidental loss of trash during strong winds or during transport. Plastic pollution is a critical threat to the world’s wildlife and to human health, with 8-10 million tons of plastic entering the ocean every year. Plastic ingestion and entanglement injures and kills countless marine birds and other wildlife every year. You can help reduce the plastic footprint on campus or in the community by taking the steps to earn the NWF EcoLeaders Plastics Reduction Badge.


 

How It Works:

EcoLeaders earn points towards certification by taking action in the following categories which represent the NWF EcoLeader Continuous Learning and Leadership Model:

Plan: Learn about the campaign and why it’s important to get involved
Act: Choose an action(s) you’d like to take from a list generated by the NWF campaign staff leads
Communicate: Choose a method to communicate about the campaign and the action you are taking
Energize: Choose an action to take that will help to energize and sustain your effort on this campaign
Reflect: Take time to reflect on your experience, what you have learned and how you will carry it forward in your life

Earn the badge