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Microplastics: Conclusions will be published by the year’s end
Continued from Page 1A
The region is the birthplace
of the first-ever microplastic
filtration system, which has
helped remove thousands of
tiny pieces of plastic degraded
from larger waste in cleanup
drives organized by the envi-
ronmental nonprofit Sea Tur-
tles Forever.
“Trash Talk,” a program
to convert plastics into jew-
elry that is sold to support the
Haystack Rock Awareness
Program, has raised regional
awareness about plastic pollu-
tion since last year.
But despite local efforts,
the problem continues to grow.
According to the American
Association for the Advance-
ment of Science, at least 8
million metric tons of plas-
tic enters the ocean each year.
About 1.5 million metric tons
of plastic in the ocean are esti-
mated to be microplastics.
Surveys have shown plas-
tic accumulation doubling at
Crescent Beach. Fort Stevens
State Park has a figure as high
as 11,000 pieces per square
meter, while other Oregon
Coast beaches sit closer to 800
per square meter.
In the past two weeks
alone, Sea Turtles Forever
has removed more than 1,000
pounds of microplastics just
from Cannon Beach sands
north of Whale Park.
“Last year it only took us
three days to clean this section
of the beach. This year, it took
14,” Marc Ward, the group’s
founder, said. “That’s easily
four times as much from last
year. It’s not getting better.”
Ward said strong tides push-
ing up against river currents
could be partly to blame for
high concentrations of plastics
on Clatsop County beaches.
Multiple plastic mold injec-
tion companies in the Portland
metro area could be contrib-
uting to more plastic entering
Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
ABOVE: Kerry Lyons and Marc Ward sort through organic material looking for pieces of plas-
tic. LEFT: Sea Turtles Forever has removed thousands of pounds of plastic from beaches.
local waterways, he said, but
plastic has been identified from
all over the Pacific Rim.
Regional approach
That’s part of the appeal
of the regional approach to
change water quality stan-
dards, Kopcho said.
“It’s really hard to tell
where this plastic is coming
from,” he said. “Is it coming
from a pellet plant? Is it plastic
in the gyre? But the good part
about getting listed is it gives
each state flexibility to address
their amount of pollution.”
Ways to do this, Kop-
cho said, include plastic dis-
incentives, like recent bans
on plastic straws, or offset-
ting microfiber plastic pollu-
tion that comes from washing
machines.
A United Nations study
found about a third of all
microplastic releases come
from laundering synthetic tex-
tiles, like polyester or nylon
clothing. The state could use
technology to filter the micro-
fibers before they enter the
ocean via outfalls from the
sewer system, or institute taxes
on clothes with synthetic tex-
tiles to curb consumption.
Requests like these will be
reviewed by the state and con-
clusions be will be published
by the end of the year, accord-
ing to the Department of Envi-
ronmental Quality.
“We’re creatively looking
for ways to address plastic pol-
lution problems, and we think
this is a powerful avenue to get
there,” Kopcho said.
Tobacco: About 16.2 percent of Oregonians smoked tobacco in 2016
Continued from Page 1A
The public health divi-
sion is now publishing the
names of the retailers who
sell to minors for the first
time, much like the Oregon
Liquor Control Commission
publishes the names of drink-
ing establishments and can-
nabis retailers who have been
found to sell products to peo-
ple younger than 21 through
similar inspections, called
“minor decoy operations” or
“stings.”
In most cases during the
Oregon Health Authority’s
inspections, the underage
customers attempted to buy
cigarettes, but some also tried
to purchase e-cigarettes and
cigarillos.
Retailers are required by
state law to post signs stat-
ing that customers younger
than 21 cannot purchase
tobacco, according to the
health authority. Those signs
are available for download
free of charge on the agen-
cy’s website. The state health
agency says it began outreach
efforts after the Tobacco 21
bill was signed into law in
August.
The health authority says it
mailed letters to every known
retailer selling tobacco prod-
ucts and “inhalant delivery
systems” in the state, placed
advertisements in newspa-
pers, promoted resources for
quitting smoking through
social media and reminded
the public of the impend-
ing law change through press
releases in December.
About 16.2 percent of Ore-
gonians smoked tobacco in
2016, according to the fed-
eral Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention. That’s
a rate slightly lower than
the national average of 17.5
percent.
The Capital Bureau is a
collaboration between EO
Media Group and Pamplin
Media Group.
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