Shoreside Division–Category: 7 Plastics Challenge
Not all villains wear capes—some come in bottles, bags, and foam.
The 7 Plastics are polluting our planet—but YOU have the power to stop them.
Join the Shoreside Challenge to collect these plastic offenders from land or sea… and give them a new purpose.
🧪 Your Mission: Capture Each of the 7 Plastics
🧟♂️ Villain Name♻️ Code🔍 Common Forms
Bottle Fiend 🧴PET (#1)Water & soda bottles
The Juggernaut 🧼HDPE (#2)Milk jugs, detergent bottles
Toxic Flex ⚙️PVC (#3)Pipes, some food packaging
Bagatha 🛍️LDPE (#4)Plastic bags, film, wrap
Cap Snap 🥡PP (#5)Straws, bottle caps, takeout containers
The Crumbler 🍽️PS (#6)Styrofoam cups, food trays
The Mutant 🧩Other (#7)Multi-layered, unmarked, mystery plastics
⚠️ Each plastic must be captured at least once to qualify your team.
The more balanced your haul, the better your score!
📋 Official Challenge Rules
✅ What To Do📍 Details
Capture plastic trash From anywhere—beaches, parks, reefs, streets, mangroves, docks, or open water
Sort by type (#1–#7)Use the recycling symbols to identify each plastic type
Bring to weigh-inShow your full haul at the official event weigh-in station
Snap a team photoWith your collected villains—creativity and costumes welcome!
Upload to PhotoCircleShare your pics here: https://join.photocircleapp.com/879ZYR2G4T
Use the hashtagTag #7PlasticsChallenge if posting on social media
🏆 How Scoring Works
🔢 Scoring Example💡 Explanation
You collect: 10 PET (#1), 8 HDPE (#2), and 4 PVC (#3)PET and HDPE are higher, but your lowest total is 4
Your score = 4 × 7 = 28 pointsMultiply your lowest plastic count by 7
The highest score wins!Go after the rare types for big points
🧠 Tip: Teams that collect ALL 7 types get the highest potential score.
🗿 From Pollution to Purpose: A Sculpture for Tampa Bay Water
The plastics you collect won’t just disappear—they’ll be reborn as art.
🎨 Element🌎 Details
What A public sculpture created from your collected plastics
Partner In collaboration with Tampa Bay Water
Materials Plastics #1–#7 from this challenge
Purpose Raise awareness about plastic pollution and water protection
Location A Tampa Bay Water site (official announcement coming soon!)
Legacy Your trash becomes part of a permanent installation inspiring thousands
Every bottle, bag, and broken straw you capture helps build a sculpture—and a legacy of change.
🔗 Join the Challenge
[🔹 Register Your Team]
[📥 Download Rules Flyer]
📸 Join the PhotoCircle Gallery
Let’s clean up the planet—one villain at a time.