Microplastics Registration Form

We need your help!

This hands-on workshop led by Western Sydney University School of Science academic Dr Michelle Ryan with the support from trained Western's undergraduate Science students and Techincal Support Services, is seeking community volunteers to help us count how many microplastics are present in the Hawkesbury-Nepean River. You will also learn more about how to take a sediment sample and what to look for under the microscope. The data you collect will be recorded and used to publish our first report card for a healthier Hawkesbury-Nepean River.

When: Saturday, 5th June 2021 (World Environment Day)
Time: 9:30am - 2:00pm
Where: Meet at Windsor Beach, Macquarie Park, Windsor, followed by Western Sydney University Hawkesbury campus, Richmond.
Cost: Free (with a light lunch included)

Register to attend

We are excited you are intersted in volunteering in our Hawkesbury-Nepean Riverkeeper Community Day, and celebrating World Environment Day. Please complete the below form. Spots are limited and registrations close on 1^st June.

Registration Form

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This community event is co-funded by Western Sydney University in partnership Streamwatch and LandcareNSW, and supported by Greater Sydney Local Land Services, the Greater Sydney Landcare Network, Hawkesbury-Nepean Landcare Network, Cattai Hills Environment Network and Waterwatch.

What are micorplastics?

Plastic pollution is a huge problem globally. Plastic waste can come in all shapes and sizes, but those that are less than five millimeters in length (or about the size of a sesame seed) are called “microplastics". These tiny peices of plastics can be found in your cosmetics, cleaning products and health products or can be caused from larger bits of plastic that break up into smaller pieces. There isn't a lot know about their impacts yet, and the first step to understanding this emerging and invisble issue is to determine how many there are in the water system. This is why we need your help!