plastic pollution

The company hopes to reach that goal in seven years.

A local 11-year-old is asking the Rock Island City Council to help reduce plastic pollution.

This month, people who live in the Quad Cities can help study plastic pollution in the Mississippi River. It's phase two of a study by the Mississippi River Cities and Town Initiative and its partners.

The majority of litter in and along the Mississippi River is made of plastic. That's according to a new study from the Mississippi River Cities and Town Initiative and its partners in the plastic pollution project conducted in March and April, 2021.

Missouri waters are polluted with microplastics, small pieces of plastic smaller than a pencil eraser. Microplastics can come from large pieces of...