File
- In this Aug. 11, 2009 file photo provided by the Scripps Institution
of Oceanography shows Matt Durham, center, pulling in a large patch of
sea garbage with the help of Miriam Goldstein, right, in the Pacific
Ocean. Plastics discarded by people often end up in the ocean, creating
coastal pollution that harms marine life and gathers out at sea in
what's become known as the great Pacific garbage patch. Now, California
state lawmakers have introduced a law that if passed would require
makers of plastic bottles, bags and packaging to replace plastics with
more environmentally friendly alternatives. (AP Photo/ Scripps
Institution of Oceanography, Mario Aguilera, File)(Credit: AP)
The
Ocean Conservancy, a Washington D.C.-based environmental organization,
released its 2012 list of trash collected during its International
Coastal Cleanup. More than 10 million pounds of debris was collected
globally, with more than 769,000 pounds collected in California alone.
The most common items found during the cleanup:
1. Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters: 2,117,931
2. Food Wrappers/Containers: 1,140,222
3. Plastic Beverage Bottles: 1,065,171
4. Plastic Bags: 1,019,902
5. Caps/Lids: 958,893
6. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons: 692,767
7. Straws/Stirrers: 611,048
8. Glass Beverage Bottles: 521,730
9. Beverage Cans: 339,875
10. Paper Bags: 298,332
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Source: Ocean Conservancy
1. Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters: 2,117,931
2. Food Wrappers/Containers: 1,140,222
3. Plastic Beverage Bottles: 1,065,171
4. Plastic Bags: 1,019,902
5. Caps/Lids: 958,893
6. Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons: 692,767
7. Straws/Stirrers: 611,048
8. Glass Beverage Bottles: 521,730
9. Beverage Cans: 339,875
10. Paper Bags: 298,332
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Source: Ocean Conservancy
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