{"id":37854,"date":"2023-06-05T15:21:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T13:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plasticodyssey.org\/awareness-plastic-pollution-brazil\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T14:17:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T12:17:35","slug":"awareness-plastic-pollution-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plasticodyssey.org\/en\/awareness-plastic-pollution-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil: raising awareness of plastic pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”center” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” row_negative_margin=”disable_negative_margin” z_index=”” el_class=”headpage_article”][vc_column el_class=”toptobottom”][vc_column_text]Over 300 young people were welcomed aboard the Plastic Odyssey during the stopover in Recife, Brazil. But who are these children and where do they come from?[\/vc_column_text]<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=”” anchor=”more” el_class=”article_content” padding_bottom=”40″ padding_top=”20″][vc_column el_class=”recrutementarticle_container”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Providing access to knowledge about plastics<\/h2>\n

Known for the vastness of its territory, Brazil is also a place of social disparity, where the most underprivileged live in the “communidad”, also known as “favelas”, alongside the immense towers housing a more affluent population.<\/p>\n

Social disparity is also reflected in education.
\nOur mission, during visits to the stopover, is to give as many people as possible access to knowledge about plastic pollution and possible alternatives<\/a>. This means ensuring that we welcome a diverse range of visitors, giving everyone the chance to learn more about the subject and discuss their plastic consumption habits. We try to maintain this diversity of welcome at each stopover, depending on the opportunities we encounter locally.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”29063″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” qode_css_animation=”” el_class=”mt2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The vessel, the perfect teaching tool<\/h3>\n

In Recife, Brazil, we were able to welcome children from different backgrounds, from private and public schools, with and without knowledge of plastic pollution, including young people from the Pequenos Profetas<\/em> community. For most of them, it was the first time they’d been on a ship, and they enjoyed the experience, even though they were staying alongside.<\/p>\n

These visits of the vessel help explain our actions around the world, from plastic reduction<\/strong> to recycling<\/strong>. But it’s also an opportunity to show what life is like on board, show the common areas and answer any questions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”29053″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” qode_css_animation=”” el_class=”mt2″][vc_column_text el_class=”pb1 mt2″]In parallel with the visits, we collect data through forms that contribute to research into plastic-related behavior and habits, carried out in collaboration with a committee of scientists. This helps us to better understand the place of plastics in each country.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”center” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=”” el_class=”blog_content”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

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