Aubrey Benmosche

Aubrey is an 8th grader at Coleytown Middle School who is working to keep Long Island Sound and our local beaches trash free! For her bat mitzvah tikkun olam (“repair the world”) project, Aubrey organized a group of people to join her (and Save the Sound) in a beach clean up at Compo.

Here’s what Aubrey had to say about her experience:

“The ocean is a major part of our earth and our survival. And many living creatures depend on a clean ocean. By 2050 there will likely be more plastic than fish in the ocean if we don’t do anything! We noticed a lot of little plastic pieces and styrofoam pieces…bottle tops- metal and plastic. Good to pick up the big pieces of trash but it’s those little pieces of plastic that get lodged in the stomachs of sea creatures. Also a number of cigarette butts- gross. Though the trash seemed somewhat camouflaged, when you really looked it was surprising how much trash there was stuck in the sea grass and seaweed along the beach. The project made me proud that I was doing something for the planet. It was also eye-opening because of the variety of trash that people leave behind …rubber parts of tires, dental hygiene products, a sock, broomstick, confetti stars.”

THANK YOU to Aubrey for being a Sustainable Westport Superstar!