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"From car batteries to roofing tiles, baseballs, nail polish, and a popcorn
popper.
These are just a few of the items collected by more than 8,000 volunteers
during the biannual Beach Sweep events along the Jersey Shore in 2022.
Despite the list of oddities, the vast majority of the 376,969 items littering
the beaches from Perth Amboy to Cape May were plastics, according to the 2022
Beach Sweeps report released by Clean Ocean Action this week.
While plastics comprised 82% of the litter collected, the report says the
number of plastic straws and bags actually decreased this year. Clean Ocean
Action Executive Director Cindy Zipf said the drop resulted from a new law that
bans plastic bags as well as foam takeout containers.
“It’s really, really encouraging to see those numbers trending down for the
bags, straws, and foam containers,” said Zipf.
The number of plastic bags collected dropped by 37% compared to 2021, while
plastic straws decreased 39% and foam takeout containers by 38%."
Via
The Fixer: March 29, 2023
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
