A border trash boom has already stopped more than 1,000 tons of waste, and the scale is exposing a pollution crisis the U.S. can no longer pretend is small

This wet season, that rush of debris ran into a new kind of border infrastructure. A floating trash boom in the Tijuana River ...
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Columbus gets its first water trash trap, collecting garbage and hosting plants

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper installed Columbus’ first trash trap at Cooper Creek. Australia-based Atlan Stormwater floating wetland collects trash & supports native plants. CSU students and CRK staff ...
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Storms pushing large amounts of trash from Mexico into Tijuana River Valley, but new equipment making a difference

SAN YSIDRO, Calif. (FOX5/KUSI) — Recent storms have once again pushed large amounts of trash from Mexico into the Tijuana River Valley, but new equipment installed along the river is already making a ...
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Trash boom in Mexico would be more efficient, cheaper, project manager says

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — As the San Diego-Tijuana region continues to get pounded by a series of storms, a trash boom strung across the Tijuana River channel is working flawlessly. Oscar Romo, ...
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Columbus gets its first water trash trap, collecting garbage and hosting plants

On Tuesday, the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, a river watchdog nonprofit, installed its 15th trash trap along the Chattahoochee River watershed in Cooper Creek, marking the first one in Columbus. This ...