Plastic Pollution Heros

Our Friends from Global Citizen highlighted some amazing sustainability heroes who are changing the game and making a huge difference by simply doing what they can.

Seeing these everyday people make a real impact reminds us all that anyone can make a difference by positively taking action when identifying something wrong in the world.

Here is a taste of the revolutionary changes these planeteers have made…

In Petaluma, California, a twelve year old student picked up over 2,200 pounds of trash out of the Petaluma River. What started as a small school assignment turned into a new found hobby. The student, DJ Woodbury, learned that he enjoyed cleaning the environment and continued going to the river weeks after the assignment was over.

James Wakibia, a man in Kenya, inspired the entire country to ban plastic bags with a six year effort. James began his activist journey after seeing bodies of water in his town of Nakuru and surrounding areas fill up with trash. He noticed most of the contaminants were plastic and took the responsibility of keeping government officials aware. His letters and visits eventually led the country to take action. How about that?!

Bet you didn’t realize that the biggest ocean clean up ever was started by one man’s vision. Afroz Shah was behind the removal of 11 million pounds of trash in two years in India’s Versova Beach. By educating locals and organizing a weekly beach clean up, Shah was able to recruit hundreds of volunteers to transform the beach. For the first time in twenty years, the shores of Versova once again became home to nesting turtles.

These are just some of the amazing stories that collectively inspire our world and make it a cleaner place. The issues around pollution can seem so monumental that we get stunned into doing nothing, but stories like these show that genuine efforts can make tangible change.

We must all be part of the solution.

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