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Contribution to national dataset

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As Mizuiku Upstream Battle citizen scientists, students involved collect, sort and weigh litter. They contribute to a dataset that helps Keep New Zealand Beautiful understand how litter makes its way from the land to the ocean through our waterways.

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Rights: Keep New Zealand Beautiful
Published: 27 July 2023Size: 33.51 MB
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