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Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative reveals major findings
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Mayors, Scientists and Communities along Mississippi River come together to tackle plastic pollution
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Mayors, Scientists and Communities along the Mississippi River come together to tackle plastic pollution
Initiative was launched today at the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative’s ninth annual Capitol Meeting, where mayors representing over 100 communities along the river corridor are convening to address critical issues that impact the nation’s most important waterway, including plastic pollution.
Marine debris that continuously enters the Mississippi River poses a large threat to environmental quality and ecosystem health. As the drainage system for 40% of the continental United States, plastic waste and other litter travels through storm drains and smaller waterways into the river and its tributaries, ultimately making way to the Gulf of Mexico and into the ocean.
Mississippi River cities, towns tackle plastic pollution Mayors from more than 100 communities along the river corridor met to address plastic pollution and other critical issues. (Source: ABC/NBC) By Amber Ruch | March 4, 2021 at 2:51 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 2:51 PM
Mayors from more than 100 communities along the river corridor met to address plastic pollution and other critical issues.
The initiative will begin with data collection in three places along the length of the river: Baton Rouge, Louisiana; St. Louis, Missouri and St. Paul, Minnesota.
The data will be collected throughout April 2021 using a “citizen science” approach.
“We enthusiastically applaud the Mayors from along the Mississippi River for tackling the critical challenge of plastic pollution in our rivers and marine environments,” said Barbara Hendrie, director of UN Environment Programme’s North America Office. “With just 9 percent of all plastic being recycled globally, we have to work