EPA finds plastic trash contaminates 2 remote Hawaii beaches

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is designating the waters of two remote beaches in Hawaii as being contaminated by trash. The move will force the state to address the persistent problem of plastic deposited on its coastlines by swirling Pacific Ocean currents. The decision will require authorities to establish a daily limit for the trash at the two locations, one of which is so notorious for collecting debris that some call it “Plastic Beach” or “