 Once you look down, you can't unsee it. Plastic EVERYWHERE. Our lead environmental reporter, award-winning journalist Garret Ellison, dove deep into this crisis. If you care about the Great Lakes, read this first.  Thirsty? Would you like a little plastic with your drinking water? That may sound ridiculous, but researchers say it has, unfortunately, become a serious problem that bears further study as evidence mounts that people are eating, drinking and inhaling microscopic pieces of plastic on a regular basis.  An estimated 22 million pounds of plastic enters the Great Lakes each year. Once there, it litters beaches and breaks down into microplastics that contaminate fish and drinking water. If you prefer to learn via watching a show or video, watch this documentary made by award-winning multi-media specialist Joel Bissell along with Ellison .  Between all of this reporting and a documentary, we've provided everything you need to know about the crisis of plastics in the Great Lakes - our precious Great Lakes. But identifying the problem is just the first step.In the final entry for this series, we dive into the solutions. Yes, the Great Lakes are awash in plastic waste. But at this point, what can be done about it? |
