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Murillo/Norwood/Mt Pleasant road Intersection

Opposite corner

That might look like a plastic bag but

Its a piece of clothing

This may look like a plastic bag

But it is a piece of envelope wrapping

Garbage scattered on the street on Murillo Ave.

Plastic glad wrap are seen far more often than plastic grocery bags.

This is the only plastic retail bag in the group. Though it has successfully contained quite a bit of garbage which would otherwise had scattered about.

Loose garbage including pieces of plastic wrapping would utlimately end up in the bay. They could had easily been prevented from spreading about by a simple reused plastic shopping bag.