Factoid/2015/10/05
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NOAA Removed Over 32,000 Pounds of Fishing Gear and Plastics from Midway Islands
- "Everyday products littered the beaches of Midway Atoll, none more prominently than plastic beverage bottles. A total of 3,486 beverage bottles were removed from the shorelines, along with 9,019 separate bottle caps. Hundreds of other household items such as toothbrushes, personal care products, plastic dishware, plastic utensils, and other plastic containers were also removed, along with 959 disposable cigarette lighters." - excerpt from NOAA's Marine Debris Blog.
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