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I sit on a floating dock in the Mississippi River and grab all the plastic within arms reach that floats by in 30 minutes. The amount of plastic varies greatly depending on recent rainfall.
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I sit on a floating dock in the Mississippi River and grab all the plastic within arms reach for 30 minutes.