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A local news channel sent a reporter to cover the huge amount of trash, including a heck of a lot of plastic that was caught by a boom at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. This material is predominantly litter that was washed from the streets and gutters of the city by a recent rainstorm. I would like to point out to the litterbugs that your tax dollars pay for the employees and equipment that are cleaning up the tons of trash. Local business should take a hard look at how the plastic packaging that they send out the door with their customers ends up being an expensive and ugly inconvenience. Businesses pay tax, too.
Found your blog via the boingboing post about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Terrifying (the patch, not your blog). Great blog, adding this to my daily read to keep me up to date.