What can we do about the plastic problem?

Our Mission

 

To mobilize communities, Philadelphia and beyond, to protect their environment through citizen science, education, and action-oriented cleanups focused on mitigating plastic pollution.

 

Our Vision

 

Empowering passionate environmental stewards to lead communities towards a healthy, thriving future, free from the burden of plastic waste.

 

As cooped up in the lab as I may be, I like to think of myself as an artist. Here is my submission for ecoartspace’s 2026 Water World art competition.

 

In the piece, “Making the Invisible Visible,” different microplastics stained with Nile Red are depicted across varying degrees of weathering. Due to their physicochemical properties and differing susceptibility to UV-induced oxidation, these polymers exhibit distinct fluorescence behaviors under imaging. (Left - White light, Right - UV 365 nm.)