Jordan Anthony Process Book

pillars
oceans
education
Our oceans are littered with plastic waste. We
see photos of sea birds, stomachs askew with a
lifetime of ingested plastic. Surfing in Morocco,
the beaches were littered with plastic waste. The
first of these factories will be in Vancouver, then
soon around the world. Waste will be transformed
into useful goods, creating an economic
imperative for the material. In turn the profits
can be used to help clean our beloved oceans.
For starters, regular Beach Cleanups (in partnership
with Surfrider and Northwest Wildlife
Preservation Society) with a twist: after cleanup,
involve the volunteers in the recreation process,
making new things directly from the waste
Outreach to local environmental groups and
especially elementary and high schools will begin
in 2017, once our AMS club has established operations
and is collecting, sorting and producing.
The school and group tours will involve collecting
plastic waste, touring the recycling workshop,
live demonstrations of the machines and discussions
about research and the future of recycling,
including globally in developing nations as well
as the large-scale ocean cleanup that must occur.
Overall, the goal of these tours will be to present
a transparent walkthrough of how recycling can
work.
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