Global effort

A global effort to clean up coasts and waterways netted a staggering 10 million pounds of trash during the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup on Sept. 15, 2012, a conservation nonprofit announced yesterday (May 14). http://bit.ly/15MUmH8

Among the pieces of trash removed were more than 2 million cigarette butts and filters, 4,159 candles, 40 lottery tickets and 2,492 baseballs