In 2015, a group of middle school students from Falmouth, Massachusetts, noticed a problem in their local waterways: plastic was everywhere. These five friends saw people in their community using single-use plastics without a second thought. Could they change the norm?
![The Trash Shouldn’t Splash Toolkit provides signage that can be used inside restaurants to encourage visitors to use alternatives to single-use plastic. The sign reads, "Think of our seas and be single-use plastic free!" (Image credit: Falmouth Water Stewards and Sea Education Association) The Trash Shouldn’t Splash Toolkit provides signage that can be used inside restaurants to encourage visitors to use alternatives to single-use plastic. The sign reads, "Think of our seas and be single-use plastic free!"](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2020/Feb/dsc_0675.jpg?itok=P7PcdQV0)
The Trash Shouldn’t Splash Toolkit provides signage that can be used inside restaurants to encourage visitors to use alternatives to single-use plastic. The sign reads, "Think of our seas and be single-use plastic free!" (Image credit: Falmouth Water Stewards and Sea Education Association)