“When you have a beautiful place like Yosemite, very picturesque, and there’s trash everywhere, well, it takes away from everything,” Painter said. “We’re just really grateful and ...

The 5 Gyres team analyzed over 8,000 pieces of trash at Yosemite Facelift. There were many everyday items that you might expect, such as plastic food wrappers and cigarette butts. However ...