{"id":51,"date":"2026-04-16T12:16:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microplastless.eu\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:03:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.microplastless.eu\/el\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-primary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9f46413 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:0\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c1f99083bf8f114b915ffae858772489\" style=\"font-size:clamp(2.066rem, 2.066rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 2.563), 3.7rem);\">About MicroPlastLess<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-c37ba0fb21c53c3f2cc80ea9b7c86c69 wp-block-paragraph\">An innovative educational initiative tackling microplastic pollution<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-parallax\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Person holding small pieces of microplastic collected from a beach\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-114 size-large has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.microplastless.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reducing-Microplastics-Community-Action-and-Awareness-1024x647.webp)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-bdf2803c wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hover-card animated fadeInUp has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d67dabb8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:24px;border-top-right-radius:24px;border-bottom-left-radius:24px;border-bottom-right-radius:24px;min-height:100%;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ef235458d7a7ce00bbddd0ad7a76cdec\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.176), 2rem);\"><strong>What it is<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-081d5da5076eae4b463ddbea69bf7078 wp-block-paragraph\">The MicroPlastLess Project is an Erasmus+ cooperation partnership in school education that tackles the growing issue of microplastic pollution through innovative and engaging educational approaches. It combines research, teacher training, coursework development, and game-based learning to make environmental education more interactive, practical, and impactful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hover-card animated fadeInUp has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d67dabb8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:24px;border-top-right-radius:24px;border-bottom-left-radius:24px;border-bottom-right-radius:24px;min-height:100%;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9464e2de47ba908eafbc1ac9f0f8b233\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.176), 2rem);\"><strong>Why it was created<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5027510f2e4d108643d324c91df9074b wp-block-paragraph\">The project was created because microplastics are increasingly present in water, soil, air, food, and everyday life, yet this topic is still not addressed enough in school education. Many teachers need more confidence, knowledge, and ready-to-use tools to bring this issue into the classroom in a meaningful way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hover-card animated fadeInUp has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d67dabb8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:24px;border-top-right-radius:24px;border-bottom-left-radius:24px;border-bottom-right-radius:24px;min-height:100%;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74fcbedfde545062d7d01f338cdbf2b3\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.176), 2rem);\"><strong>What problem it responds to<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5c837c1a2593f156f7ba810ea09f96fd wp-block-paragraph\">MicroPlastLess responds to the lack of awareness, teaching resources, and practical educational methods related to microplastic pollution. It also addresses the need to help young people not only understand the problem, but also build sustainable habits, critical thinking, and a stronger sense of environmental responsibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About MicroPlastLess An innovative educational initiative tackling microplastic pollution<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microplastless.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microplastless.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microplastless.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microplastless.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microplastless.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.microplastless.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256,"href":"https:\/\/www.microplastless.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microplastless.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}