Sydney is the founder of the Sea Monkey Project. Her and her sailing family are on a mission to create solutions to the plastic pollution problem we have through education and upcycling trash into treasures. She has grown up on a boat and has seen what plastic is doing to our oceans. Sydney used to be angry at what was going on in the world, but now she understands that you have to see the positive impact you’re making. You have to look beyond the doom and gloom.
Sydney is a very inspiring 17 year old change maker.
“If you want to make a difference or want to start doing something you just got to start doing something… from little things big things grow.”
Highlights:
3:44 - Building strong relationships
5:10 - How growing up on a boat sparked a passion for conservation
8:50 - When and how the ‘Sea Monkey Project’ started?
9:28 - How the machines by Precious Plastic (Dave Hakkens) helped start their mission for plastic recycling
13:30 - How the environmental educational workshops and talks from the Sea Monkey project are making change amongst young leaders.
17:00 - What’s the plastic pollution problem like in South-East Asia.
18:20 - Why is the plastic problem so bad in Asia?
20:00 - How to reduce plastic pollution
24:00 - What drives Sydney to keep creating change
27:48 - 30 seconds of advice from Sydney
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