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➢ Topic
weeks and to also show how much single use plastic the average person
goes through in one week. I chose this topic because something I am very
passionate about is the ocean and our sea life. I came to a realization that
plastic is damaging our oceans every single day and if we do limit our
straw usage soon than our by the year of 2050, there will be more plastic
➢ Explain Problem
inform people of how dangerous our plastic use can be towards the
ocean. I also wanted to show how much the average person uses single
use plastic in one week to give my audience the idea of how much plastic
we really use.
○ I identified that plastic is very harmful towards our oceans and if we do not
take action and inform our communities how dangerous plastic is then it
will only worsen by the second. I founded that promoting the dangers of
single use plastic can inspire many individuals and changing people's
○ The major thing I hoped to learn during this adventure was finding many
alternatives to single use plastic. My worst fear in this was that I would fail
and use plastic but I learned that if you have all the right alternatives than
➢ Steps
posters and posting about the dangers of plastic. But it took me at least a
week to get into the groove of being plastic free so I was more focused on
being plastic free other than making posters and promoting my capstone.
on some days so I would have to average the other days and add that to
decided to focus just on single use plastic items because going completely
○ In this process, I documented how much the average person used plastic
in one week. I collected plastic from my dads daily life and weighed it at
the end of each week. I made posters and put them up around my
products and showed many alternatives for plastic. The last thing I did was
post 2 posts a week on social media which showed specific facts and the
this then our oceans will soon be dead and our sea life will no longer exist.
using any straws, plastic utensils, plastic cups, and plastic containers. I
learned that if I challenge myself and out my mind to something then I can
do anything.
inspired 13 people.
cleanup so that I can show my audience that plastic in oceans really does
exist and that there is a lot more plastic present in our oceans than we
think.
➢ Outcome Reflection
lifestyle and I inspired people to change theirs as well. I know that I also
stopped using single use plastic to help keep our oceans healthier and
so that the plastic from the shore does not flow back into the sea creating
a wider problem.
➢ Closing Remarks
because it is a long process and if you are not doing your capstone on
something that you love then you will dread the whole process.