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Working with the Coast Guard loading one of the smaller boats. Photo: Josephine Mahony<br />
How did this project influence your plastic usage?<br />
‘I’m definitely trying to cut down on plastic since I got back. At least I’ve learned what’s<br />
recyclable and what’s not, because I now know what the little codes on plastic packaging<br />
mean. I would also like to write letters to companies, to say that all this plastic isn’t necessary.<br />
I am hoping to join some campaigns to fight against single-use plastic. I tried taking a picture<br />
of everything that I touched in one day made of plastic, and it was just ridiculous. Almost<br />
everything around us is made of plastic. What happens next? The best thing we can do is to<br />
raise awareness.’<br />
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What advice would you give to Wolfsonians who are trying to cut down<br />
their plastic usage?<br />
‘I think people should check whether their fish (especially tuna) is caught using fish aggregating<br />
devices. They cause a lot of trouble when they wash up on islands in the Indian Ocean. They<br />
can weigh more than a tonne. This isn’t sustainable. It’s sad that the fishing gear used to catch<br />
our fish is turning into dangerous marine plastic litter on some of the most pristine ecosystems<br />
in the world.<br />
Everyone can look up the recycling codes which sit in the little triangle of arrows on plastic<br />
packaging. Everything that has 1 to 6 in it, can be recycled. But as soon as it’s 7 or higher, it<br />
can’t be recycled. It’s good to understand which products can come back into this closed<br />
system, and which can’t be reused.’<br />
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