Standup paddle board scientists fighting micro plastics (with Christian Shaw)

We've been talking a lot about ocean plastic pollution and microplastics on show. This is such a fundamentally important topic to understand on the path towards a zero waste future! We'll continue to investigate this topic in this episode, but from a slightly different perspective. In this episode, we're talking to Christian Shaw, co-founder and executive director of the US-based NGO, Plastic Tides. This episode is all about activism, awareness building and science, all in the shape and form of expeditions, with the goal of mapping out the prevalence of microplastics across the planet. Moreover, this episode is about pivoting, changing your ideas and plans when the situation demands it. Time to dive in! Join Plastic Tides’ virtual global relay expedition, https://www.plastictides.org/relay! More information about the Global Youth Mentorship Program, https://www.plastictides.org/youth Sources Plastic tides website, social media handles and movie clips Plastic tides, http://plastictides.org Plastic tides on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/PlasticTides Plastic tides on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/PlasticTides/ Plastic Tides Bermuda Episode 1, https://youtu.be/Yf232UZw4x8 Plastic Tides Bermuda Episode 2, https://youtu.be/vCQOGDxT_Qc Ocean facts Bermuda, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda Sargassum seaweeds, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargassum Ocean gyres, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_gyre Mentioned people, organisations and initiatives Five Gyres, https://www.5gyres.org National Geographic Grant Program, https://www.nationalgeographic.org/funding-opportunities/grants/ Plastic Ocean Project, https://www.plasticoceanproject.org Adventure Scientists, http://adventurescientists.org Adventure Scientists’ Global Microplastics Project, https://www.adventurescientists.org/microplastics.html Dr. Sherri Mason leading first-ever Great Lakes plastic pollution survey (Fredonia), https://www.fredonia.edu/news/dr-sherri-mason-leading-first-ever-great-lakes-plastic-pollution-survey Planet or plastic (National Geographic), https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/planetorplastic/ Support Love Zero Waste! Please, support our work by sharing it with the world! Subscribe to the show, and tell your friends to listen to Love Zero Waste. To help us create more episodes of the podcast, consider making a one-time donation, www.PayPal.me/lovezerowaste or a monthly donation, www.patreon.com/lovezerowaste. Your support means everything to us! Credits Hosts and creators: Malin Leth and Evelina Lundqvist Jingle by Michael Steinkellner of Merlinn Sound, www.merlinnsound.com Initiators of the Love Zero Waste community: Evelina Lundqvist and Alexandra Poetz Love Zero Waste is a collaboration between Circulous, www.circulous.biz and The Good Tribe, www.thegoodtribe.com.