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Originally shared by Adafruit Industries How to Join the Challenge to Detect Plastic on Beaches #CitizenScience https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/05/02/how-to-join-the-challenge-to-detect-plastic-on-beaches-citizenscience-science-plastic-environment/ When I was young my father used to say, “Nothing good was ever made out of plastic.” He was an engineer, and although back then he was responding to the issue of products breaking easily, he may have also been referring to the product chain. Now plastics are everywhere, and innovators and scientists are trying to figure out the best way to deal with them, especially those in the ocean. Of course some of the litter ends up on beaches, and that’s where Zooniverse’s newest challenge The Plastic Tide puts its focus. Here’s part of their intro message: Estimates are currently at trillions of pieces and counting, with over 60% of the oceans being heavily contaminated with plastics. With each piece of plastic taking over 400 years to degrade, our o...