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A floating garbage collector in California's Ballona Creek has captured 194 tons of trash before it could reach Santa Monica Bay. The city is ramping up the cleanup effort ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
Los Angeles is installing new trash-catching systems in its rivers to keep millions of pounds of waste from reaching the Pacific Ocean before hosting the 2026 Olympics. The cleanup effort is already showing promising results in waterways that have long struggled with pollution.
Kia and The Ocean Cleanup are expanding their river cleanup project in Los Angeles, installing devices that catch plastic waste before it reaches the Pacific Ocean. The new facilities will prevent up to 570 tons of trash from polluting marine ecosystems each year.
A floating solar-powered barge is catching tons of trash before it reaches California's beaches, and Los Angeles just ordered more of them ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
A new smart survey system uses drones, AI cameras, and GPS trackers to map exactly where plastic pollution flows through rivers, helping cities stop trash before it reaches the ocean. The technology is already guiding cleanup solutions in 30 cities worldwide.
Scientists are using blood samples from baby bald eagles to map PFAS contamination across Wisconsin's rivers. The eagles act as early warning systems for toxins threatening both wildlife and people.