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Trash in Waterways on Tybee Island, Ga
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Waste in the Waterways of Tybee Island
Leyla Slappy
Caroline Peckeroff
Mercedes Wells
Importance
Importance
- Trash pollution in our oceans and waterways negatively effects marine life.
- Trash can be ingested by marine animals or cause the animals to become entangled.
- This can led to the death and eventual decrease in aquatic life.
Effect 1
Effects: Outcomes:
Boats Transport chemical pollutants
Effects
Effect 2
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Effects:
Build up of trash and chemicals in the water causing bacteria to grow
Outcomes:
Limits human use of river
& coastal areas
Effect 3
Effects:
Tourists leave trash on beach
Outcomes:
Pollutes water bodies
w/ plastic particles
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Effect 4
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Effects:
Trash can kill the animals
Outcomes:
Threaten aquatic life
The Ocean Cleanup
- Developed advanced technologies to help remove plastic waste from the ocean
- The technology built was a U-shaped floatation device placed in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Existing
Resolutions
Impact
Impact
- The trash is extracted from the ocean and shipped to shore for recycling into durable products
- Trash accumulates in five ocean garbage patches, the largest is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- The Ocean Cleanup estimated that in five years they would remove 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
No single use plastic allowed on Tybee island beach
Fine of $100 if caught with single use plastic being used by business; alternative is to pay a quarterly fee to utilize these types of plastic products in the amount of $250
overall decrease in the amount of trash that makes its way into the water from the beach
Solution Strategy
Ban of single use plastic on Tybee Island and surrounding Establishments
Fines and fees will help fund future beach cleanups and trash prevention incentives
Fine of $ 25 if caught with single use plastic on beach; repeated fines can be replaced by community service to clean the beach
No single use plastic to be used in restaurants and businesses around Tybee Island Beach
Outcomes
Outcomes
- A decrease in trash,waste, & plastic in waterways
- A decline in deaths of aquatic animals
- Cleaner beaches and safe waterways
A Whale's Tale
A Whale's Tail
References
References
- Axelsson, C. Van Sebille, E. 2017. "Prevention through policy: Urban macroplastic leakages to the marine environment during extreme rainfall events". "Marine Pollution Bulletin", 124 (2017): 211-227
- “The Ocean Cleanup.” The Ocean Cleanup, [online] Available at: https://theoceancleanup.com/.
- Xanthos, D.R. Walker, T. 2017. "International policies to reduce plastic marine pollution from single- use plastics (plastics bags and microbeads): A review". "Marine Pollution Bulletin", 118 (2017): 17-26
- United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Preventing Trash at the Source." , [online] Available at: https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/preventing-trash-source-0