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Source: whitehouse.gov

Source: Bo Eide

Source: Alonso Inostrosa Psijas/Monika, flickr commons

Source: USAID Indonesia

Source: energy.gov

Source: Dr. Jenna Jambeck

Source: Storyful/Christine Figgener/Coast

Source: Ron Prendergast, Melbourne Zoo

Microplastics

Source: Chesapeake Bay Program

Source: U.S. Air Force; U.S. EPA

Source: EPA Office of Multimedia

EPA’S “PB5” WORKGROUPS

BOTTLES

BAGS

CIGARETTE BUTTS

FOOD SERVICE BOXES

MICROBEADS/MICROPLASTICS

Source: Kevin Hurley, EPA

Source: Meredith Lanoue; Christian Gale

Source: Surfrider Foundation

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The best way to reduce trash?

DON’T CREATE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE!

Source: EPA Office of Multimedia

Source: FDR Presidential Library & Museum