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Maryland, Oregon, Vermont, and Connecticut are also considering polystyrene bans as resistance to single-use plastic increases.

The #trashtag challenge inspired people to clean up beaches, parks, rivers, or just random trash strewn on the street.

Europe announced it will seek to ban the use of certain common plastic items, including plastic cutlery, straws, plates, swabs, and fishing gear.

Hint: Don't go after the Great Pacific garbage patch—which, by the way, isn't really a patch at all.