Collection of beach trash (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Collection of beach trash

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This litter collected at Devil’s Punchbowl on the Oregon coast in December 2012 shows a mix of bottle tops, fishing gear and plastic fragments. Analysis of larger items collected by volunteers from 2017 to 2021 shows that beaches have “sticky zones” where both organic material and litter tends to accumulate.

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Dorothea Derrickson/COASST

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