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# Oregon’s Problem With Plastics Special
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/oregon-field-guide/specials/oregons-problem-with-plastics-special-dmc9pu/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:14:26.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T12:23:03.000Z
- Description: Plastic Rafts, River Plastics, Oysters and Plastics
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Oregon Field Guide, #ZZZ_Show_4dbc70b7-9042-49b8-95cb-0e0dd07fb57a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Special_3d7459a3-288d-4159-894a-45de5dfc2500, #special

There’s plastic in the ocean, in our rivers and even in the food we eat. How did the Pacific Northwest, a region that prides itself on environmental stewardship, come to this?