JRC Makers-in-Residence Programme: Arctic’s Plastics

• Main Author: REBOUL Léon
• Language: English
• Published: Publications Office of the European Union 2024
• Subjects: Arctic Ocean
• Online Access: https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC138392; https://doi.org/10.2760/682860

This report describes the work carried out during the Maker-in-Residency programme of the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC), in Ispra (Italy). The goal of the project was to design and produce an open-source board game around the topic of co-creation of knowledge on Arctic’s plastic. The board game was manufactured using the equipment available at the JRC Makerspace, in particular a laser cutter. The aim of the board game is to raise awareness about the problematic of (micro) plastic pollution in the Arctic. Plastic waste from all over the world can be transported to the Arctic by ocean currents. This means that even regions far from the Arctic contribute to its pollution. The Arctic Ocean acts as a sink for marine debris, accumulating plastics from both local and distant sources. The source files of board game are shared to allow other Fab Labs/Makerspaces to make their own copy for educational (non-commercial) use. JRC.S.2 - Science for Democracy and Evidence-Informed Policymaking