There’s been a lot of news about the amount of plastic debris in the oceans. But plastic pollution is also affecting the Great Lakes. A study out of the Rochester Institute of Technology estimates 22 million pounds of plastic debris enters the Great Lakes from the U.S. and Canada each year.

Plastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food

The Environment Report, hosted by Lester Graham and other Michigan Public reporters, explores the relationship between the natural world and the everyday lives of people in Michigan.

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Plastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food

Plastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food