Plastique à la loupe

Plastique à la loupe - Getting the school teachers and their students in the field to undertake a plastic litter scientific survey of the coasts, rivers’ banks, or lakes’ shores send the samples and datas to a CNRS scientific lab and address the plastic issue in school.
Since 2020, we launched the programme "Plastique à la loupe " in french public schools, an educational operation in the service of education in science and sustainable development which offers students the opportunity to contribute to the inventory of plastic pollution on the beaches, rivers, lakes and shores of France. The database thus created feeds scientific research at the CNRS and contributes to political decision-making at different levels. This educational operation uses participatory science as a lever to develop eco-citizenship, critical thinking and the commitment of young people.
In 2022-2023, it is 400 schools involved across the whole french and its overseas territories, which is about 1 100 school teachers and 32 000 school children involved.
The data are curated the same year by CNRS lab and Le Cedre and compiled together before June to produce the poster attached. It also has a great press impact locally.
The program grows 20% per year, so we are continuously looking for long-term support...