Oct 18
More than 22 million pounds of plastic ends up in the Great Lakes each year. And it’s not all coming from beach-going litterbugs. “I think so much attention has been placed on the littering problem and not enough on the fact that we have so much trash that it’s getting through other avenues like trash …
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Apr 18
Boaters, you can rock the boat in an entirely awesome way when it comes to keeping waterways clean. Listen up: Are you one of the more than 80 million adults in the U.S. who take to the water each year in a boat, canoe, or kayak? Then catch this drift: Almost three hundred thousand miles …
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Nov 20
Governments might be phasing out the use of microbeads, but nothing but time will remove the problem from the environment. Phase in to this: Microbeads are tiny bits of plastic most often made of polyethylene. Found in face scrubs and toothpastes, they wash down the drain, slipping through filters into waterways…where they’re eaten by birds …
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Aug 03
Taking out the trash on beach at a time . . . Learn more: If you’re lucky enough to visit one of the Great Lakes coastline, you’ll most likely enjoy beautiful vistas and pristine beaches. Jamie Cross is manager of the Alliance for The Great Lakes Adopt-a-Beach Program. She says many of these beaches are …
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Nov 26
The tiny bits of plastic found in many personal care products are piling up in waterways and being consumed by fish. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Illinois takes the lead on keeping fishy bits of plastic out of waterways… on this CurrentCast. Many personal care products contain microbeads, or tiny bits of plastic, that …
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