On Saturday 10th March, the Guille-Allès Library will host the event to which the community are invited to attend.
The event is part of British Science Week (BSW), which runs from 9th to the 19th March. Each year BSW partners with a citizen science project and for 2018 they have selected The Plastic Tide.
There will be demonstrations and information on The Plastic Tide project; an initiative which uses drones to detect plastic build-up. The public are being asked to tag plastic in images which will train a computer programme to detect, measure, and monitor plastics and marine litter. They have set a target of having 250,000 images tagged throughout BSW, so everyone’s assistance is welcome.
The events are being organised by the Biodiversity Education Officer and Plastic Free Guernsey with space and equipment generously being loaned by the Guille-Allès Library and the Digital Greenhouse.
Julia Henney, Biodiversity Education Officer commented:-
“The Plastic Tide is a very exciting project – it uses technology to make solving and tackling marine plastic pollution a possibility. And with a huge target of 250,000 images to be tagged in only 10 days we are looking forward to Guernsey’s community getting involved – it’s all hands to the computer!”
In addition, members of Plastic Free Guernsey will be on hand to show examples of plastic pollution which has been washed up on our shores and to provide information on reusable alternatives to everyday plastic products, as well as initiatives which can help clean our coastline.
Laura Havard, from Plastic Free Guernsey commented:-
“The event is a fantastic, practical way for everyone to contribute to tackling plastic pollution on our coastlines. We also hope to raise awareness about plastic pollution and showcase some simple ways to reduce the amount of plastic we each use every day.”
For members of the public who aren’t able to make it on Saturday, there will be a display and information available at the library throughout British Science Week.
