Clean Ocean Action

There were fewer diapers and condoms collected from New Jersey beaches in 2021 compared to years past, but last year, volunteers collected a record 513,605 pieces of debris from the state's shoreline.

Plastic bags do not break down organically. Instead, over time, they break down into much smaller fragments — aka microplastics, which have been on environmentalists' radar for several years.

A new law in the Garden State bans packing peanuts and aims to ensure that recyclable products are made up of a certain amount of recycled material in the first place.

The environmental group Clean Ocean Action has a program, "Rally for the Waterways," working to improve New Jersey's water quality.