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Save the River worker after cleaning up plastic in the St. Lawrence River

Save the River worker after cleaning up plastic in the St. Lawrence River

John Peach, executive director for environmental group Save the River, next to some of the plastic he helped clean from the St. Lawrence River. The group cleaned up a 15-square-foot patch of plastic flotsam as part of their “Replace Single Use Plastics” program. Circa 2018. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of John Peach.

Listen to John Peach talk about the group’s work in the audio clip. 

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