Environmental expert discusses Great Lakes plastic pollution, changes we can make on Earth Day
By: ABC7 Chicago Digital Team
CHICAGO (WLS) --Twenty two million pounds of plastic waste end up in the Great Lakes every year. About half of that waste ends up in Lake Michigan alone. A percentage of that pollution is made up of everyday items, like straws, single-use utensils and grocery bags. Samira Hanessian, energy policy director with the Illinois Environmental Council, said plastic pollution affects more than just the water we swim in.
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