Goods that do good (8th grade)

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https://www.solidsurfco.com/bioflex

http://www.sustainablesurf.org/ecoboard/qualified-materials/

This link brings you to a page full of surfboard materials that have less carbon footprint in their production. We can try to use either low carbon materials or bio-degradable materials to build the surfboard. Maybe this can't also help with ocean pollution/ pollution in general

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this is my prototype idea. This is our surfboard with solar panels on the top and motor in the back. The "fins" on the bottom will also have nets that will pick up trash. I am also planning on making the actual surfboard out of recycled material.

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these are some of our ideas. we want an earth-friendly electrical surfboard that helps from the environment and doesn't take away from the earth.

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Henry and I just came up with an idea of Lobster Traps. Lobsters come into the trap but can't get out. We can use the same mechanism for ocean trash instead of lobsters. The reason we came up with this idea is because both Henry and I were worried about how the boat can hold the trash and not letting it go. If we can successfully put the lobster trap mechanism into our boat, it will be functioning as we expected.

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Lego has introduced sugar cane plastic into their bricks. They are good for the enviorment as over time they will break down. The plastic is sugar cane which is natural as it comes from plants.

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Trash accumulates in 5 ocean garbage patches, the largest one being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California. If left to circulate, the plastic will impact our ecosystems, health, and economies. Solving it requires a combination of closing the source, and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean. The Ocean Cleanup project develops an advanced technology to clean up 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch every 5 years.

The Ocean Cleanup is developing a passive system, using the natural oceanic forces to catch and concentrate the plastic. Both the plastic and system are being carried by the current.

However, wind and waves propel only the system, as the floater sits just above the water surface, while the plastic is primarily just beneath it. The system thus moves faster than the plastic, allowing the plastic to be captured.