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An exquisite Mexico beach, cursed by plastic: Sea currents act like a conveyor belt, depositing trash on a remote stretch of sand in an ecologically rich region of coral reef and mangrove forests. Locals can only pick up the pieces, bit by bit.
Photo: Most of the refuse is plastic; many fragments are too small or faded to identify. Credit: Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times
(Source: Los Angeles Times)
