A new report from Ocean Conservancy tracked the amount of trash found and cleaned up on beaches around the globe in a 24-hour period. In California alone, the trash collected weighed a total of 840,000 pounds.
Top items collected include cigarette butts, food wrappers and plastic beverage bottles.
NBC Southern California has more:
A new report from Ocean Conservancy shows just how much trash beach visitors are leaving behind in California. Researchers tracked the amount of trash removed from beaches in a 24-hour period — in California alone, the items collected weighed an astonishing 840,000 pounds.
