Plastic Free Lake Erie

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Plastic Free Lake Erie

@PlasticFreeLE

Water lovers dedicated to creating a plastic free Lake Erie. Ohio Sea Grant’s Twitter account dedicated to plastic pollution awareness.

Ohio, USA Katılım Nisan 2019

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Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·17 Oca

Anyone doing a beach cleanup?

Stone Laboratory@stonelab

Gibraltar Island and Put-in-Bay from a #seiche. Seiches are caused when strong winds & rapid changes in atmospheric pressure push water from one end of a body of water to another, exposing the bottom of the bay. Photo Credit: Keara S., Stone Lab Research Technician. #LakeErie

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Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·15 Kas

Learning a lot about #plastic #recycling at the Plastics World Expo in Cleveland. #refuse #reduce #reuse is first but happy to be here so I can be a better resource for when you have questions.

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Council of the Great Lakes Region@CGLRGreatlakes·21 Tem

Thanks to funding from @DartContainer to CGLR's Circular Great Lakes initiative, we're offering a grant opportunity to help communities implement stormwater filtration systems to prevent plastic litter from entering the #GreatLakes. #PlasticFreeJuly 👇 circulargreatlakes.org/captureandclea…

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5 Gyres@5gyres·21 Tem

This may be labeled a "compostable" package, but it's not that simple. Our Better Alternatives 3.0 study looked at this (& other materials) to see how they broke down in real-world conditions. 🔍 What do you think happened to this item? Drop your guesses below! 👀

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Miller Ferries@MILLERBOATLINE·21 Tem

Sending #lakeerielove on #FF to @SarahinCLE @ChooseCLE @ProfSwathi @_buckeyeblonde @Easydoesitdude @SpiritsTraveler @NHillsNews @TheCLE @simplysallyh @OhioDivWildlife @NOAA @WxJoeA @PlasticFreeLE @ohioseagrant @OHStateParks @OhioMagazine @PUT_IN_BAY @visitputinbay 📸🌈 M. Adams

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Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·14 Tem

Happy to see our reuse over single-use sign made a cameo during @GMA wonderful highlight of #PIB also happy to see two of our partners in plastic pollution prevention showcased @MILLERBOATLINE @Boardwalkpib

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Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·14 Tem

Love to see solutions in action! #PlasticFreeJuly

Stone Laboratory@stonelab

It is #PlasticFreeJuly! Are you reducing your plastic usage or refusing plastic to celebrate this month? Our Stone Lab water bottle is pictured here being refilled at the refilling station drinking fountain in our classroom on Gibraltar Island. @PlasticFreeLE

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Ohio Sea Grant@ohioseagrant·16 May

Congrats to the 2022 Ohio Marine Debris Art Competition 1st Place Winners from Perkins High School, Angie, Peighton, Ashlyn, and from Briar Middle School, Luke! Yesterday these winners all enjoyed a visit @stonelab with Stone Lab Education and Outreach Specialist Sue Bixler.

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Ohio Sea Grant@ohioseagrant·16 May

@stonelab @MILLERBOATLINE @Boardwalkpib @PlasticFreeLE @SeaGrant @NOAADebris

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Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·11 May

Bernadette our resident eastern fox snake says come visit @stonelab and @ohioseagrant during @cedarpoint math, science, and physics day. Spin our wheel to win fabulous prizes and learn about #LakeErie

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Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·11 May

@DrFishSG We can bring some @ohioseagrant and @stonelab therapy snakes! @42Bixler

Sandusky, OH 🇺🇸 English

Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·6 May

Thank you @MentorRotary for helping clean @ohiodnr Headlands Beach State Park this morning! The ☀️ was out and we removed 37 pounds of trash. Mostly styrofoam and plastic pieces. #givingback

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IUCN Plastics@IUCN_Plastics·2 May

Plastic Free July’s 2023 theme is ‘Small steps: big difference’. May 10, 2023 05:00 AM CEST (Paris, Geneva time) Register to get an early-bird preview of this year’s campaigns: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

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Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·2 May

Finally! #balloons

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Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·23 Nis

2023 #EarthDay was a success!!!! So inspired by the amazing young people who are so passionate about protecting our planet. Morning cleanup removed 1000 lbs of trash and afternoon outreach event was a blast! Thank you @LakeMetroparks and @EriesponsibleI for including us!

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Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·23 Nis

@SarahAZack @GreatLakesP2 @ILINSeaGrant @ISTCatUIUC @eco_aman Excellent conference. I learned so much!!!!!

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Sarah Zack@SarahAZack·20 Nis

Despite tech difficulties with our hybrid format, I declare #ECEC23 a success! Love working with my collaborators!

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Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·22 Nis

Earth day is tomorrow!!!! How will you be celebrating our beautiful planet? 🌍 🌎 🌏 #EarthDay We will be doing a beach cleanup with @EriesponsibleI in the morning followed by education event with @LakeMetroparks

Mentor, OH 🇺🇸 English

Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·16 Nis

So happy to see the #marinedebris education tool we created with @NOAADebris being used! Thank you @EriesponsibleI for keeping our beaches clean!

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Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·21 Mar

We need to be talking more about how plastics affect our health.

5 Gyres@5gyres

"A prime example of these injustices is Cancer Alley, Louisiana: an 85-mile stretch between Baton Rouge and New Orleans that is home to 150 plastic and chemical plants and oil refineries with the highest cancer rates in the country." earthday.org/how-plastic-cr…

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Plastic Free Lake Erie@PlasticFreeLE·21 Mar

One month until our favorite holiday!!!! #EarthDay 🌍 🌎

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