Plastic bag bans help: Study finds up to 47% drop in shoreline bag litter

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Jun 19, 2025, 2:00 pm268 ptsTop
Among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines are thin plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind. Once there, they can entangle animals and break down into harmful microplastics. As awareness of this problem…

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