Climate action and ocean plastic pollution are central components of business and policy conversations globally, and with the advance of climate change, GIS methods are leading the way in the analysis and understanding of at-risk areas. Yet with all the focus directed towards climate change modeling and resilience, lest we ignore how the ‘Science of Where’ is being used to measure and better manage our use of natural resources to prevent pollution and to slow and turn global warming around. This talk will demonstrate how digital twins of connected physical events are used to track and verify the profound environmental upsides of plastics recycling efforts as well as the way climate action benefits multiply when recycling rates are improved.