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    Litterati

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    Litterati: Cleaning our planet one piece at a time. A global community identifying, mapping and collecting the world’s litter. This digital landfill is accomplished by individuals posting photos on Instagram. 1) Find a piece of litter 2) Photo w/ Instagram 3) Add “#Litterati” 4) Throw out/recycle litter.  Join us. www.litterati.org  

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    EPA Trash Free Waters

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  • The Ocean Cleanup

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