Plastics are forever. Every bit of plastic that has ever been produced still exists, except for a
minute amount that is incinerated. It’s estimated that there are about 270 million tons of plastic currently in the ocean, and millions of additional tons enter our ocean every year. Join us to learn more about this important issue, and hear what you can do to help.

Jesse Mechling is the Marine Education Director at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown Massachusetts. He received his Master’s degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2004, and was a John Knauss Marine Policy fellow in Washington DC in 2005. Jesse works closely with schools, organizations and the public to educate them about the dangers of plastic pollution.