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Shocking images of plastic trash have gotten a lot of attention in recent years

The CES tech show has its share of gadgets that may be cluttering a shelf soon, but among them are also objects and ideas aimed at fighting waste.

The CES tech show has its share of gadgets that may be cluttering a shelf soon, but among them are also objects and ideas aimed at fighting waste.

The CES tech show has its share of gadgets that may be cluttering a shelf soon, but among them are also objects and ideas aimed at fighting waste. They range from big concepts like electric vehicles and clean energy, to smaller tweaks like cutting down on plastic o...

Tuesday 11:50 a.m. — A caller from a business on the 800 block of West Main Street reported that a neighbor had been repeatedly harassing staff at the business, despite this person having been warned multiple times to leave the employees alone. 1:16 p.m. — A caller from a business on the 500 block of Sutton Way reported that a woman had been trying to shoplift from the store before leaving. 7:12 p.m. — A woman calling from the 700 block of Joerschke Drive reported that her friend was phys...

Plastic Bank About one garbage truck full of plastic is dumped into oceans every minute, inundating poor countries with lacking waste management infrastructure to deal with it. Their fast-accumulating ocean pollution adds to other distresses: little to no money for food, health care, or to send kids to school. Social enterprise company Plastic Bank created a model to address both problems: ocean-bound plastics and poverty.  Launched in 2013, it turns plastic trash into cash...

7:27 a.m. — A caller from East McKnight Way reported a burglary to a vehicle. 9:24 a.m. — A caller form Maryland Drive reported the theft of tools from a truck camper shell. 11:32 a.m. — A caller from Le Duc and Empire streets reported that a person who stole a vehicle yesterday just dropped off the tools that were in the truck. The suspect was gone when an officer arrived. 12:11 p.m. — A caller from the 200 block of Sierra College Drive reported a construction crew hit a gas line. 1:16...