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What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and why are environmentalists racing to clean it up?

At twice the size of Texas, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is continuing to grow, posing as a serious threat to the ...
AZoCleantech

The Largest Ocean Cleanup in History: How It Works and Why It Matters

The Ocean Cleanup employs advanced technologies to tackle plastic pollution, targeting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and ...

The man who wants to stop trash from flowing into the ocean

Boyan Slat has a plan to rid the ocean of plastic pollution, this coming El Niño could be a monster and more big stories ...
East Bay Times

Landfill that closed 47 years ago continues to leak trash into Pacific Ocean

For more than 20 years, Mussel Rock, a steep stretch of oceanfront land in northern San Mateo County with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and the Farallon Islands, was a garbage dump. Two ...
The San Bernardino Sun

San Gabriel River, LA River will get trash interceptors to combat ocean and beach pollution

Could this technology finally be a solution for the plastic problem reaching the ocean, here and around the world?
WMDT

The Brightside: OC Beach Heroes look for trash instead of shells

Every Tuesday in Ocean City, one group is turning the tide on trash, one bag at a time. WMDT spoke to the group about their mission in the newest edition of The Brightside, sponsored by Choptank ...

L.A.'s ultra-urban rivers wash tons of trash out to sea. There's a plan to change that before the Olympics

Trash interceptors' will be installed in the L.A. and San Gabriel rivers to stop tons of plastic from reaching the ocean ...
USA Today

Dog who loves to pick up trash helps the environment

Dog who loves to pick up trash helps the environment Logie the 4-year-old labrador and his owner are on a mission to clean up oceans and streets, collecting thousands of pieces of trash.