Event Details

We invite students and staff/faculty to a Beach Cleanup at Lake Erie and a free Eco-Art Workshop in which attendees will repurpose plastic litter to make picture frames. These events are in partnership with Hannah Tizedes, MSU alumni and former SSRC employee. Hannah is the founder of The Cleanup Club and an artist with a unique mosaic-inspired style.

Beach Cleanup at Lake Erie

Sat. Sept. 21 (Rain date: Sat. Oct. 5)

Leave at 10 a.m. and return by 5 p.m.

Travel & lunch provided.

Hop on the bus provided by SSRC and travel with fellow students to Sterling State Park for a beach cleanup targeting microplastics. Participants will use buckets, sifters, and gloves or pickers to collect bits and pieces of plastic and other litter. The group will inventory, weigh, and categorize the items collected, then Hannah will submit the findings to databases for Great Lakes plastic pollution research and advocacy efforts.

SIGN UP HERE FOR THE BEACH CLEANUP

Eco-Art Workshop

Thurs. Oct. 3

5:30 to 7 p.m. in the MSU Recycling material recovery facility

Students will make mosaic picture frames by repurposing found plastic waste that was collected along the shores of the Great Lakes. Hannah will guide attendees through the process and discuss pollution, advocacy, creative reuse, and more. discussion. Students will leave with a colorful, one-of-a-kind picture frame fit for the best of Spartan memories.

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