Program partners are programs around the world with a focus on helping campuses reduce their plastic consumption. As a coalition organization, PPC values the work of all those efforts that are on the ground, providing resources, supporting campaigns, and catalyzing the campus community. If your campus project is in need of some help, see below for partners that may be able to help. Most of them work in a particular region in the world, some focus on a particular issue (i.e. disposable water bottles), and some offer educational programming.

INTERNATIONAL | UNITED STATES | UNITED KINGDOM | CANADA | AUSTRALIA

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL: Plastic Not So Fantastic – Plastic Not So Fantastic (PNSF) is a world-wide tour of plastic pollution awareness. Its goal is to communicate the many facets of plastic pollution, by traveling over 160,000 kilometers and visiting schools and universities in over 50 countries: PNSF will hit the road on the 23rd of April 2012, al hamdu’illah. They will be driving through Iran, then Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany then the UK for mid June via Switzerland and France. In early July PNSF will head back to Europe via France, Belgium and Germany. Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and back in Dubai by end of September / early October. PNSF will encourage each school and university to connect to the global community of Plastic Free Campuses, a project by the Plastic Pollution Coalition. If you go to school in one of the above countries, and would like the PNSF expedition to visit your campus, email ben (at) plasticpollutioncoalition.org, or visit www.pnsfexpedition.com/

UNITED STATES

Workshops and Presentations For Schools

ALL AGES U.S. EAST COAST: Bash the Trash - Arts group Bash the Trash pulls together informative concerts for youth ages 3 to 6 years old as part of its Very Young Audiences series. The group is also available for performances and workshops for other age groups, as well as family concerts and events. Their instruments are made from trash, and each interactive performance is a journey into sound, science and music – how instruments are made, why they work, and how to make your own. And of course Bash the Trash highlight environmental issues and how each of us can help fight global warming along the way. CALIFORNIA: Rise Above Plastics Student Speaker Series - Green Ambassadors, in partnership with The Surfrider Foundation and The Algalita Marine Research Foundation, created the Rise Above Plastics Program, a student speaker series that encourages Los Angelenos to curb their single-use plastic habits. Through the program, students learn about the impact of plastics on our lives and the environment, including plastic marine debris, chemicals and toxins.  Students spread the word to their peers and the community by delivering engaging presentations that encourage practical solutions. They also learn the value of teamwork and polish their public speaking and presentation skills. For a presentation at your school, business or organization, email. U.S. NATIONAL: Pick Up America - School presentations and workshops. Pick Up America is the nation’s first coast-to-coast roadside litter pickup. Their mission is to pick up trash across the country, educate, and encourage a transition toward zero waste. Through community litter clean-ups and outreach events, the Pick Up Artists encourage alternatives to our nation’s throwaway mentality. The trek began at Assateague Island, Md., in March 2010 and plans to span 13 states to the San Francisco Bay in November 2012. GRADES K-12 CALIFORNIA: Algalita Marine Research Foundation - Algalita’s education goals are met through its K-12 school programs (including curriculums and/or DVDs set to California’s science standards), through public outreach, and through its unique educational literature. The Foundation also makes presentations at the local, state, federal and international levels on the topics of marine debris and ocean health, and has also created a series of videos intended to inform the public about ocean pollution. CALIFORNIA: Heal the Bay – Heal the Bay’s “Heal the Bay on Campus” program brings members of the organization’s speaker’s bureau into schools for a free, interactive presentation on the causes of ocean pollution. The organization also provides lesson plans and curricula for multiple grades, as well as teacher workshops, and help organizing service learning projects for schools. CALIFORNIA: Save Our Shores - Educational programs and workshops for K-12 audiences, including field components, educator resources. The Marine Debris Classroom Education Program teaches marine conservation and watershed stewardship with a focus on coastal processes, marine debris and marine ecosystems. This program provides students with an interactive and fun learning environment that promotes a sense of wonder, empowerment, and connection to the ocean and our watersheds. U.S., NATIONWIDE: Surfrider Foundation – Educational videos, studies and articles, plus the award-winning Respect the Beach program, which brings Surfrider environmentalists into the classroom to help teachers with field trips, classroom lectures, handouts, video, and hands-on projects designed to explain coastal watershed processes, shoreline ecology and coastal areas stewardship to K-12 students and community groups. GRADES 3 THROUGH 12 CALIFORNIA: 5 Gyres - Educational information and exhibits related to ocean plastic pollution and the gyres. Interested schools and teachers can even bring 5 Gyres scientists and researchers in to give students a fantastic hands-on lesson!

Plastic Free Campaigns and Resources for Campuses

US, CAN: Ban the Bottle – Offers resources for schools, municipalities, and communities to implement a Ban the Bottle campaign to end sales of bottled water. US (Santa Barbara, CA): Rethink the Drink – Programs to install water refill stations at schools in the Santa Barbara, California area “Rethink the Drink” is a Community Environmental Council program to reduce plastic water bottle usage at local schools. US: Think Outside the Bottle – Campaign planning resources, organizing kits, campus network. “Think Outside the Bottle” is a project of Corporate Responsibility International, that works with municipalities, faith groups, businesses, and campuses to promote and protect public water systems. Their extensive campus resources include organizing kits and campaign resources, as well as a student network to connect into for support on your campus bottled water initiative. This group has successfully led campuses through the process of eliminating bottled water in support of local public water systems and campus adoption of plastic alternatives. US: Take Back the Tap – National campus network, middle school curriculum, downloadable resources, campus campaign guides. “Take Back the Tap” is a program of the Food & Water Watch which offers resources to help governments, individuals, businesses, schools, and events to stop using bottled water in favor of public tap water. The Take Back the Tap middle school curriculum teaches the issues of bottled water, and the benefits to choosing the tap. The college campus program includes a well established network of campuses that have or are on their way to banning bottled water, and connect you with experienced student organizers across the country.

UNITED KINGDOM

Plastic Free Campaigns and Resources for Campuses

BOTTLED WATER

UK: TapWater.Org – Hydration station installation, reusable bottles, school grants. TapWater.Org is a UK charity that helps to provide alternatives to schools and businesses in the form of tap fed, rapid-fill, water chilling hydration stations. TapWater.Org also supplies their distinctive Lifebottle insulated steel water bottles to the schools and businesses that install hydration stations. This organization also offers grants for schools and students to help in adoption of plastic alternatives. UK: Students for Free Water – Campaign, student network. Students for Free Water is a campaign started by students at Leeds University and Sheffield University, in the UK. Students targeted their student unions to put an end to sales of bottled water in favor of tap water. Case studies are available to guide students at other Universities through the process, and students are invited to join the campaign on their website.

CANADA

Plastic Free Campaigns and Resources for Campuses

BOTTLED WATER

CAN: Back the Tap – Network, online resources. Back the Tap sponsors bottled water free day on March 15, and works with communities and campuses in Canada to go bottled water free. Their website has resources for action projects, and an invitation to take the bottled water free pledge. Back the Tap has a popular Facebook page, ideas for events, and a registration page for events. CAN: Inside the Bottle – Online resources, campaign guides. Inside the Bottle has a special campus section, with a wide array of resources for campaign activities, plastic free events, case studies, and resources for dealing with campus exclusivity contracts. (Resources also available in French!).

AUSTRALIA

Plastic Free Campaigns and Resources for Campuses

BOTTLED WATER

AUS: Do Something’s Go Tap – The Do Something organization’s Go Tap campaign works with schools and communities in Australia to promote the tap over bottled water. Their site has research, action guides, case studies, and other resources.