Plastic pollution a growing problem in Great Lakes
Narcis Bejtic, the Environment Network's head of business development, holds a mix of the type of plastic pollution found in Simcoe County's waterways, such as cigarette butts and coffee cup lids. - Ian Adams/Metroland
Every year, about 40 dump trucks worth of plastic ends up in Lake Huron. It comes in through wastewater treatment plants and run-off; microbeads from personal care products, fibres from synthetic clothing, and trash washed into rivers and streams. Former …
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