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LA Times Today: 77 tons less trash made it into the ocean thanks to this experimental L.A. County device

LA Times Today: 77 tons less trash made it into the ocean thanks to this experimental L.A. County device

Watch L.A. Times Today at 7 p.m. on Spectrum News 1 on Channel 1 or live stream on the Spectrum News App. Palos Verdes Peninsula and Orange County viewers can watch on Cox Systems on channel 99.

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Angelinos produce four to five pounds of trash per person a day — many of it sadly making its way into our ocean. But a new device prevented 77 tons of trash from floating out into the Pacific during its first rainy season this year.

L.A. Times staff writer Terry Castleman explained how the Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor 007 works and who’s paying for it.

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