Organizations and Useful Websites
Wisconsin Sea Grant is a statewide program of basic and applied research, education, outreach and technology transfer dedicated to the stewardship and sustainable use of the nation’s Great Lakes and ocean resources.
RESOURCES
- Great Lakes Track and Act is a great way to get involved in local and global data collection about the quantity, distribution and type of litter. The app records the debris location through GPS, allows you to select your target debris item(s), add a description to an item(s), attach photos of debris items to document, view the data on your phone and submit the data to SEA-MDI’s Marine Debris Tracker website for viewing and later download.
- Me and Debry is a half-hour, whimsical, audience participation, theatrical performance about litter (marine debris) prevention.
- Plastic Panic models the journey water takes at a Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) through a series of hands-on steps around a tabletop model. Learn about our microplastic pollution problem, and discover what happens to the pollutants as they enter and pass through a WWTP.
- Trash Trunk an Educator’s Guide with fourteen lessons and activities reprinted from a variety of sources, informational display cards and supporting materials needed to perform the activities. The activities are presented in three sections addressing the origins of marine debris, its impacts and what can be done.
Plastic Free MKE is not a single non-profit organization, but a movement. Our movement includes dedicated community volunteers, non-profit organizations,government agencies, and businesses.
RESOURCES
MORE RESOURCES ABOUT MICROPLASTICS IN THE GREAT LAKES
- Alliance for the Great Lakes
- City of Milwaukee
- NOAA Marine Debris Program
- United Nations, Environment Programme
SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION
- Centre for Sustainable Fashion - The Centre is based at London College of Fashion where they research, educate, and advocate for sustainability in the fashion industry.
- Sustainability Resource Hub - Council of Fashion Designers of America - The Sustainability Resource Hub is the centralized home to an A-Z Directory of 400+ stakeholder alliance-led initiatives and a growing library of downloadable resources.
- Clean by Design - Natural Resources Defense Council - The program focuses on reducing waste and emissions in apparel manufacturing to improve the environment. Provided are fact sheets about the supply chain, textile selection, and fiber dyeing in the fashion industry.
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation works to inspire a generation to re-think, re-design, and build a positive future circular economy.
- Fashion for Good - A museum & innovative platform that promotes sustainability in fashion, publishes open-access reports, guides, & circular apparel tools.
- Sustainable Apparel Coalition - The Coalition aims to create a global approach for effective and efficient apparel and footwear production.
- Textile Toolbox - TED's web platform project aims to create systemic and profitable change within the fashion industry by promoting sustainable design strategies, providing toolkits for action and learning, and curating digital exhibitions.
- UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion - The Alliance is an initiative that works to support coordination between UN bodies working in fashion and promote projects and policies that contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in order to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of the fashion industry.
- World Ethical Apparel Round Table Webinars - Fashion Takes Action - A webinar series that feature global experts and leaders who discuss challenges and opportunities with forging a more sustainable fashion future.