Vast Majority of Great Lakes Litter is Plastic

Eighty-six percent of litter in the Great Lakes is from plastic, based on 20 years of data and 14,000 volunteer clean-ups on beaches around the lakes, “The new analysis details the most common types of plastic items found on Great Lakes shorelines and outlines potential solutions to reduce plastic pollution.” The authors report that the lakes are the source of drinking water for 40 million people. Alliance for the Great Lakes provided the analysis.

Weather Danger –100 Tornadoes

Climatecrisis24 believes this is more evidence of the effects of plastic on the environment. Plastic has been found miles down in oceans, and plastics are in most drinking water. There is evidence it can cause heart disease and stroke. Additionally, plastics in the environment may not disappear for centuries or even longer.

200,000 Volunteers

The report concludes: “Since the start of the program, over 200,000 volunteers have participated in cleanups, removing over 9,700,000 individual pieces and over 535,000 pounds of litter from the shoreline.”