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R.I. has a rising tide of tiny trash on its beaches. But it still doesn’t have a bottle bill

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Volunteer cleanups across Rhode Island collected tens of thousands of tiny plastic and foam pieces in 2025, as larger items like bottles and cigarette butts declined.
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R.I. has a rising tide of tiny trash on its beaches. But it still doesn’t have a bottle bill

Volunteer cleanups across Rhode Island collected tens of thousands of tiny plastic and foam pieces in 2025, as larger items like bottles and cigarette butts declined.

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ecotopical.com broke the news in on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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