INSIDER, IT’S FREE TO SIGN UP AND GET INTO THAT CONTEST. THE DEADLINE TO ENTER IS NEXT.
WEDNESDAY. ON AIR AND ONLINE.
WE’RE MORE THAN JUST NEWS.
WE’RE ALSO HIGHLIGHTING THE
SOLUTIONS THAT TAKING ON BIG
IDEAS TO GET TO THE HEART OF
PROBLEMS AND BUILD TOWARD
SOLUTIONS. AND TOMORROW, OF
COURSE, IS EARTH DAY. OUR
LATEST EPISODE OF
SOLUTIONARIES HAS TO DO WITH
KEEPING ONE OF THE BIGGEST
THINGS FLORIDA’S KNOWN FOR
CLEAN. AND WE CAN’T FORGET
ABOUT OUR PRECIOUS WILDLIFE,
TOO.
>> CANDACE: NEWS 6 INSIDER
GUIDE. CRYSTAL MOYER IS HERE
NOW WITH A PREVIEW.
>> YES, LADIES. THE NEXT
EPISODE OF SOLUTIONARIES IS
CALLED A TRASHY PROBLEM. WHILE
TRASH CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE
IN DIFFERENT WAYS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. NEW 6 INVESTIGATIVE
REPORTER ERIK SANDOVAL IS
FOCUSING ON OUR BEACHES NOW.
SOME CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES
ARE SEEING A RISE IN JUNK AND
THAT’S JUST GETTING OUT OF
CONTROL AND NOT ONLY RUINS A
BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS AND VISITORS AFFECTS
WILDLIFE TRASH, LIKE PLASTIC
AND OTHER ITEMS THAT DON’T
BREAK DOWN, END UP, GETTING
SWEPT INTO THE OCEAN AND
MISTAKEN FOR FOOD. IT’S BEEN A
HUGE PROBLEM. PEOPLE AT THE
MARINE SCIENCE CENTER SAY
THEY’RE BATTLING. ERIC TAKES
US TO THEIR TURTLE REHAB
CENTER AND SHOWS US WHAT THEY
DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS DUE
TO THE AMOUNT OF TRASH LEFT ON
OUR COAST.
>> THESE GUYS ARE OUT SEE ME
LINE.
>> I’M CRABS AND SMALL
ANIMALS, BUT THEY WILL. AND
QUICKLY IN JUST THE CLASSIC AS
WELL. AND SAME THING THERE,
YOU CAN SEE GRASS OR ANYTHING
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN TO
GET THAT CLASSIC DOWN THERE AS
WELL. SO ALL OF THIS ACTUALLY
CAME FROM ONE TURTLE.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO SEE THIS
A LOT OF THESE IF YOU CAN
TELL, BUT IT’S ACTUALLY REALLY
HARD THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS
IT’S GOING TO HE’S GOT IT’S
ACTUALLY GOING TO CAUSE
LACERATIONS ISSUES WITH. HE’S
GOT AS WELL. THAT HAS TO BE
HEARTBREAKING TO SEE. IT’S
REALLY ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WORK
WITH THE PATIENTS SO LONG. AND
THEN UNFORTUNATELY ON THE PASS
AWAY, DO PLASTIC UNJUST AND
FIND IT LATER ON. IT’S IT’S
REALLY TOUGH FOR US. THIS IS
ONE OF THE FAVORITES, ALL SEA
TURTLES, A CERTAIN STAGE, THE
LIKELY JELLYFISH. AND THEN YOU
DIE DOWN AGAIN AND GOING DOWN
FRONT OF THE JELLYFISH, BUT
SHOWING THEM THE IT LOOKS LIKE
A GROCERY BAG RIGHT?
>> SO THIS IS OFTEN TIMES WHAT
BILLY. AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY
>> SO THIS IS OFTEN TIMES WHAT
BILLY. AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY free nicotine patches SEE IN THE WARMTH THAT THIS IS
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE
WATER. THAT JUST LOOKS LIKE A
JELLYFISH SEA TURTLES WILL
THAT.
JELLYFISH SEA TURTLES WILL
THAT. free nicotine patches >> SHE YEAH, THE BREVARD
COUNTY NONPROFIT IS USING A
NEW TOOL TO TRY TO GET SOME OF
THOSE SMALLER PIECES OF TRASH
OFF THE BEACH. THIS 900 POUND
ROBOT WITH DONATED TO KEEP
BREVARD BEAUTIFUL. THE ROBOT
HAS A SIFT OR, YOU KNOW,
PICKING UP DEBRIS LIKE
CIGARETTE BUTTS AND PLASTICS.
YOU SEE THERE. WHILE IT’S A
GOOD PART OF THE SOLUTION, THE
ROBOT CAN’T PICK UP MICRO
PLASTICS THAT END UP IN THE
OCEAN AND VOLUNTEERS SAY BEACH
VISITORS WILL NOTICE THE ROBOT
MAYBE START A CONVERSATION
ABOUT LITTER AND MARINE
DEBRIS. SO IT’S ALSO HELPING
TO GET THE WORD OUT.
>> WE WENT VIRAL.
>> RIGHT WHEN EVERYTHING THE
LOCKDOWN, EVERYTHING ENDED.
HIS BEACH WAS GET JUST
ABSOLUTELY ABUSE BECAUSE
THAT’S ALL ANYONE CAN DO IS GO
TO THE BEACH AND WE’RE
TALKING. 25 TONS A WEEKEND.
NOW WE HAD THE CITY HAD TO GET
EXTRA ROLL OFFS ALL THROUGHOUT
AND EVERY 7 STREET WE HAD ROLL
OFF AND WE WERE JUST TELLING
THEM UP ALMOST DAILY AND IT
WAS THE WORST WE EVER SAW. A
LOT OF THE BIG TRASH, THE BULK
TRASH AS WHAT OUR CREWS PICK
UP ON A DAILY BASIS. BUT
SOMETIMES THE WIND WILL BLOW
STUFF OUT OF CANNES. SOMETIMES
PEOPLE JUST LEAVE IT ON THE
SAND. AND THAT’S WHERE THIS
COMES IN. IF WE CAN PICK IT UP
BEFORE IT ENDS UP IN THE WATER
AND STARTS TO BREAK DOWN AND
BECOME A TRUE MICROPLASTIC.
THEN THAT’S WHERE THIS THING
IS GOING TO COME IN HANDY.
>> BOTTOM LINE, YOU ALL.
>> PICK UP TRASH. COME ON. NOW
I HEARD THE SAYING TAKE ONLY
PHOTOS.
>> LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINTS ON
THE BEACH AND I FEEL LIKE WE
ALL NEED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION
TO THE EFFECTS WERE CAUSING BY
LEAVING FILTH ON THE BEACH.
WHEN WE VISIT, YOU CAN CATCH
ERIC’S INVESTIGATIVE STORY
TOMORROW, STARTING AT 05:00PM
RIGHT HERE ON NEWS 6. OUR NEW
SOLUTIONARIES A TRASHY PROBLEM
COMBINES INVESTIGATIVE STORIES
FROM OUR SISTER STATIONS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING
ERIC STORY AND THAT FULL
EPISODE DROPS SATURDAY.
LADIES, I FELT THAT CRYSTAL
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU
GREW UP NEAR THE BEACH AND
ANYONE WHO LOVES THE BEACH, IF
YOU REALLY LOVE IT, YOU TAKE
CARE OF IT, RIGHT. AND SO WHEN
YOU GO OUT THERE YOU SEE
PEOPLE LEAVE. TRASH IS
HEARTBREAKING.
>> CANDACE: THE POOR TURTLES
THINKING THAT THE TRASH BAGS
OF JELLY ON. IT REMINDS ME OF
THAT VIRAL VIDEO OF THAT SEA
TURTLE ON THE STRAWN. HAVE
SEEN THAT BEFORE. AND SO
ERIC’S IS DIVING DEEPER INTO
THE THE LOCAL, YOU KNOW,
CONNECTION THAT WE HAVE.
>> THE OTHER THING I FOUND
REALLY INTERESTING AND, YOU
KNOW, IT’S ALL A PERSONAL KIND
OF EFFORT, TOO. GET RID OF THE
PLASTIC SAYS AS A MOM, I HAVE
SO MANY MORE PLASTIC BAGS
OWNER’S PLASTIC. EVERYTHING.
AND IF YOU REALLY ADDED UP AND
PUT IT IN FRONT OF YOURSELF
EACH DAY A LOT. YEAH. YOU LOOK
AT THAT FOOTPRINT. IT’S A LOT.
AND I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE GO TO THE BEACH WITH
JUST 5, NOTHING WRONG WITH
THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
MIGHT DRINK. THEY BRING
BOTTLES AND GLASS AND PLASTIC
CAPS JUST BE AWARE. YOU KNOW,
WE DID FIND OUT THE TOP 3
ITEMS THAT THAT PEOPLE USUALLY
FIND ON THE BEACH. YOU WANT TO
HEAR ERICK ERICKSON, ME THIS
LIST. CIGARETTE BUTTS. NUMBER
ONE. LITZ TO PLASTIC WATER
BOTTLES. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
MIGHT BRING WATER TO THE BEACH
AND BROKEN DOWN PIECES OF
PLASTIC. SO JUST KEEP THAT IN
MIND WHEN YOU GO OUT JUST PICK
EVERYONE PICKED UP THEIR OWN
TRASH AT THIS ISSUE.
>> BRIDGETT: SO I HOPE YOU CAN
ALL TUNE INTO TO ERIC STORY.
IT’S IT’S REALLY WELL DONE.
AND OF COURSE, SOLUTIONARIES
IT’S JUST BEEN IN A CREDIBLE
WAY FOR YOU GUYS. ARE VIEWERS
TO REACH OUT TO US AND TELL US
WHAT YOUR SOLUTIONS ARE, THAT
WE CAN WORK WITH COUNTIES AND
THEN LET THEM KNOW AND MAYBE
COME UP WITH A BETTER SOLUTION