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In order to take targeted action on urban plastic pollution we first need to understand the nature of the plastic pollution on the streets. The MAPP project allows us to investigate this and then work with the community to co-develop interventions
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Plastics are everywhere; in our oceans, on our streets, and even in the food we eat. But if you were to ask someone to describe the problem in more specific detail - how much, what brands, what types, where and when - it would be hard to get a clear answer that everyone can understand. Everyone should have access to this information, but it's not so easy to find.
In a collaboration between Jetsam’s crowdsourced data collection platform and the University of Portsmouth’s Revolution Plastics department, the citizens of Portsmouth have been taking part in the world’s first city wide plastics surveys. The participants are tasked with photographing as many pieces of plastic waste across as much of the city as possible in a series of 72-hour long events, with the goal of mapping out plastic hotspots and generating a library of photos of plastic waste.
The next stage of the project is to analyse the outputs of the surveys. Answering various questions about the photographs will form the foundation of our continued research into what factors cause plastic waste to build up, and what patterns we can see in its distribution.