Meet the women who turned beach cleanups into a global movement—and what was forgotten along the way
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Sep 15, 2025, 11:29 am130 pts
PHYSorgIn October 1984, volunteers on the coast of Oregon hauled away 26 tonnes of waste in a single day, most of it plastics. It was the first beach cleanup of its kind—part scientific survey, part environmental action—and it helped expose how the plastic industry was polluting the ocean.
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