Students from coastal Ohio are invited to participate in the annual marine debris challenge to bring awareness to the issue of marine debris in the Great Lakes.

Eckerd College and the University of North Florida will foster long-term behavior change among undergraduate students to reduce single-use plastic consumption.

The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan and Northeast Michigan Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative are leading "Food for Thought," a project engaging 500 youth in grades 3-12 in Northeast Michigan to reduce waste produced in school lunchrooms.

Salem Sound Coastwatch is working with high school interns to develop effective community-based social marketing messages and launch a “CoastSmart” restaurant campaign to reduce the use of single-use plastics.

The Alice Ferguson Foundation is expanding its current marine debris focused education programming to engage secondary students in Prince George’s County, Maryland, around the issue of marine debris and litter prevention in their schools and communities.

With funding from the NOAA Planet Stewards Project, these students focused on reducing waste through reusables in school and home lunches.

These high school students have created outreach campaigns around issues including cigarette butt litter, composting, and working with restaurants.

Fifth graders from Falmouth, Massachusetts, worked with partners to create a campaign to reduce single-use plastics in their community.

Students at Eckerd College have led an effort to reduce single-use plastics on campus through research, outreach, and policy changes.