TRADE: Trash Rapid Assessment Data Exchange (ArcGIS Hub)
TRADE is a platform that standardizes community-based rapid trash assessments for MS4 stormwater monitoring, visualization, and downloadable reporting-ready datasets.
Lake Ontario Microplastics Center (LOMP) Educational Resources
Educational resources and research products from the Lake Ontario Microplastics Center (LOMP) supporting microplastics science, monitoring, and outreach.
Nile Red Fluorescence — Student Microplastic Detection
A low-cost fluorescence method using Nile Red enables secondary students and citizen scientists to detect microplastics in sediments through hands-on STEM
Low-cost portable microplastic detection system integrating nile red fluorescence staining with YOLOv8-based deep learning
A a low-cost portable microplastic detection system combining Nile Red staining and YOLOv8 deep learning. Unfortunately, authors have not released code or schematics, limiting reproducibility.
Wayfinder Society for Environmental Education
Free environmental education lesson plans, classroom toolkits, activity guides, and more for all grade levels with a specific focus on ocean plastic pollution.
Remora App
Free single-use plastic tracking mobile application created by Eckerd College professors to improve business sustainability.
Plastic Pirates
A European Citizen Science Campaign in which school clasess and youth groups collect plastic samples from streams and rivers and document their findings.
Mystic River Visual Trash Survey Citizen Science Data
Citizen science visual trash survey data conducted by Mystic River Watershed Association in Rhode Island, US.
Marine Debris K-12 Educator Resources
List of resources for lessons plans and other educational resources for microplastics and plastic pollution grouped by grade.
Wastebase
A digital platform for crowdsourcing structured information about plastic waste that utilizes an app that scans product barcodes.