An open data citizen science app, powered by @MorganStanley. Take a stand against plastic pollution by logging litter anywhere in the world. @JambeckResearch
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10 Jan 2024
We're kicking off the new year with a new app update! The Android version of Debris Tracker is now supported on Android 13 and 14.
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2 Jun 2025
Hi Debris Trackers! The app is currently down due to technical issues. We will back up and running as soon as possible. Stay tuned here for updates.
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20 Aug 2024
This month’s #1 tracked item was plastic fragments. MDT Users tracked 6K pieces around the world in 30 days. Every plastic piece matters; fragments are officially everywhere on the earth. Reduce your use and get tracking on our app! 🤳
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31 Jul 2024
In the last 6 months, MDT users have logged over 3,700 pieces of fishing gear.
It’s estimated that between 500,000 and 1 million tons of fishing gear are abandoned in the ocean each year.
Using Marine Debris Tracker can bring more awareness to this issue! Let’s go!
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17 Jul 2024
The newest version of the app is out now! Here's what's new:
- Upload more images to enhance your data
- Faster loading times with our latest optimizations
- Required survey questions are now required to proceed
- Various small bugs have been addressed for improved performance.
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14 May 2024
In the last 6 months, 68% of litter tracked on Debris Tracker has been plastic.
But, you can be the difference between a plastic bottle in a bin or at the bottom of the ocean. Organize a clean-up in your area and make sure to track your data with us!
#plasticpollution
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MarineDebrisTracker retweeted
19 Apr 2024
The realities of the global #PlasticsTreaty negotiations & why we must not let lobbyists drown out scientists
#INC4 #plasticpollution
🔗nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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22 Apr 2024
Happy Earth Day! There are so many ways to lower our environmental impact. Today, whether you are taking a nature walk, participating in a community cleanup, or organizing a city-wide environmental event, why not track the litter you find along the way?
#EarthDay2024 #OnePlanet
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18 Apr 2024
Did you know that >500 billion plastic bottles are used every year?
Many single-use plastics end up in our oceans, forests, and neighborhoods. In fact, plastic bottles are always among the top five litter items tracked in @DebrisTracker
#refuse #reduce #reuse ♻️🌎
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8 Apr 2024
The weather is getting warmer: time to start tracking! Download our app today to contribute to our growing citizen science movement. Your data is important! #CitizenScience
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18 Sep 2023
Watch PBS SciGirls episode 705 “River Rescues” to see Debris Tracker in action! These four girls took initiative in their community to collect litter data and host their own river clean up. What a beautiful example of citizen science!
youtube.com/watch?v=Ll4HRqbn…
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MarineDebrisTracker retweeted
10 Jul 2023
Ready for a week of data collection, analysis, and advocacy with @inaturalist, @DebrisTracker, and @IQAir at our @CatoMiddle Citizen Science Camp.
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12 Jul 2023
We’re using our citizen science data talks to nurture students’ data literacy and introduce them to citizen science. Here is one of our campers calling us out for not citing our sources for the @DebrisTracker Data Talk.
Check out our data talks here: thecitizenscientistproject.o…
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MarineDebrisTracker retweeted
13 Jul 2023
#ade2023 If you’re interested in learning about tracking debris with your students using iPad, come find me and check out the free course I co-authored! Course registration: account.nationalgeographic.o… @DebrisTracker #citizenscience #teachsdgs #appledistinguishededucators
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MarineDebrisTracker retweeted
17 Jul 2023
Our campers addressed trash pollution at their school with @DebrisTracker. They moved through phases of data collection, data analysis, and data-informed advocacy to ultimately tell the story of the problem and solution they identified.
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6 Jul 2023
Last week, Debris Tracker director Kathryn had the opportunity to tag along with @pwssf on a truly wild cleanup in Alaska’s beautiful Prince William Sound.
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6 Jul 2023
We tracked buoys, bottles, and fragments, washed up on remote rocky beaches by winter storms.
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5 Jul 2023
Middle school students are collecting and analyzing data on their school campus with @DebrisTracker as part of our first citizen science camp with @GreenfieldUSD! Tomorrow, they’ll move into data-informed solutions and small scale experiments.
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23 Jun 2023
After tracking litter along the Mississippi River, one high schooler felt inspired to perform an experiment on the environmental impact of cigarette butts. For more, read our latest blog:
debristracker.org/blog-posts…
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