Ready for the Challenge?

Preventing Plastic Pollution

Each year, Digital Moment’s Digital2030 introduces a new
Challenge aligned with specific Sustainable Development Goals, inviting youth to reflect critically on actions for a more sustainable future while exploring ethical ways to use technology.

Here’s what you will do

• Collect data on the plastic products in your home, school or community.
• Inspect where this plastic goes, and how it builds up over time. We’re going to show you how to visualize this information using data, storytelling, and code, AKA data science.
• Take Action! Now you’ve seen the impact that plastic has on the environment, what can you do to reduce it? How can you inspire others to prevent plastic pollution?

The 2021 Challenge invites YOUTH (7-22) to collect data on the plastic products, visualize it using data science, and take action to reduce plastic pollution.

Click the SDG icons to learn more about each goal:

Of course we must remember not all plastic is bad! Some plastics are better than others — like drinking from a reusable water bottle every day, instead of a disposable bottle you’ll only use once.