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>> this morning we are actually meeting with our local high school students here in one of our pilot village locations and we are going to put up a river boom. >> let's start with the materials first. >> we literally only need a net. >> recycled plastic bottles and stones. i have lots of friends to help you make it. >> and then you can slide the bottles in. >> a river boom is a sort of floating device to stop trash from passing it. >> we have to close this so the bottles don't fall out. >> one of our biggest challenges is not having an island-wide waste management system. >> let's go. >> and a...

Other side. >> and then it doesn't end there because after that, they have to do daily, weekly clean ups. and they're the ones taking that trash out of the river, separating it. majority of it is plastic bags, yeah? >> not only is it a visual wake up call, that people see the trash is being stopped and see the trash pile up, but it's also having a clear impact. >> wow, look at that. look at that. >> for the oceans, this river boom means cleaner waters that it's receiving. >> water is life. every second breath we take comes from the ocean. >> i think this is where we have to say thank you to th...

>> and then can you slide the bottles in. >> a river boom is a sort of floating dam device to stop trash from passing it. >> okay, okay, okay. >> keep it going. >> for the oceans this river boom means cleaner waters that it's receiving. >> the oceans, they give us life. it's our duty to protect the ocean. the world can say bye-bye to plastic bags. >> and here now with the sisters. your dress is incredible. tell us what it says. >> well, i really wanted to wear the message that we stand for tonight, so my dress says less plastic is fantastic. >> truly is. now what is the one thing that we can a...

>> for the associations, this river boom means cleaner water that it is receiving. >> water is life. every second breath we take comes from the ocean. i think this is where we have to say thank you to the ocean. i know that we can have a world that says bye to plastic bags. the world can say bye-bye to plastic bags. >> really makes you think, their work has spread far beyond the island. up next, a teen from wisconsin who turned a passion for little league into a ball game for kids halfway around the world. share the love event,