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@EPAregion2
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: 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