A Guide to Plastic in the Ocean
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Plastic is everywhere: In your home, your office, your school — and your ocean. Among the top 10 kinds of trash picked up during the 2017 International Coastal Cleanup were food wrappers, beverage bottles, grocery bags, straws, and take out containers, all made of plastic.
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Plastic Pollution: A Brief Guide. A wasteful problem driven by a wasteful…, by Selin Filiz
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100+ Plastic in the Ocean Statistics & Facts 2023
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One Bottle at a Time
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A Guide to Plastic in the Ocean: It's a Problem, but It's One We Can Do Something About - StoryMD
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Resources Hub
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Ocean Plastic: What You Need to Know - EcoWatch
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Plastic OR&R's Marine Debris Program
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125 Facts About the Environment in 2023 You Might Not Believe
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Thicker Than Water
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Ocean Plastics - Oceans, Coasts & Seashores (U.S. National Park
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Plastic in the Ocean - The Ocean Foundation