http://sustainablecoastlineshawaii.org/ultimate-sand-sifter-challenge/
Ultimate Sand Sifter Competition
Online Submissions Due: September 26th
TO ENTER CLICK HERE: Entrance Form
Design & build a sand sifter to remove micro-plastics from our beaches &
have a chance to win $2,500.
Join Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and KUPU as they launch the first
ever Ultimate Sand Sifter Challenge aimed at removing microplastics from
our beaches. Local ingenuity and passion is one of the best ways to
figure out how we can create solutions to this ever growing problem.
Therefore this friendly competition is aimed at encouraging our local
talent to come up with solutions to microplastic collection and offering
a generous prize for the best creation.
Hawai?i?s beaches are no longer just made up of sand. They are now
littered with microplastics and other debris. Microplastics are washing
ashore as a result of plastic debris entering the North Pacific gyre and
then breaking down into smaller pieces as the sun breaks it down and
animals begin consuming particles. Once the debris lands upon our
coastlines, their size and quantity makes them extremely difficult to
clean up. Marine debris kills over 100,000 mammals and 1,000,000 birds
every year. Ingestion of plastics by marine mammals are detrimental to
marine wildlife and ecosystems and as plastic increases its presence in
the oceans, so does its presence in our food chain. Using sand sifters
encourages and inspires coastal stewardship and reduction of plastic use
and dependence.
https://kupuhawaii.wufoo.com/forms/sign-up-1st-annual-ultimate-sifter-competition/
https://www.facebook.com/UltimateSifter