Documenting the garbage along New Jersey beaches helps state lawmakers make policy decisions on plastic pollution, says this ...

Mysterious, floating stones have been found on beaches across Monmouth County and ocean officials are trying to figure out ...

Last year, volunteers removed nearly 277,000 pieces of trash, most of it plastic, from New Jersey beaches ... Amanda Oglesby is an Ocean County native who covers education and the environment.

Plastic straws made up 5.4% of trash picked up on New Jersey beaches in 2024, down from nearly 6.8% of trash in 2021, according to Clean Ocean Action. Plastic shopping bags were just 0.4% of the ...