Plastic Fragments - Hard Plastic

Plastic fragments >2.5cm that retain hard structure (though with weathering, hard plastics may become brittle and break apart when a little force is applied). A fragment is a piece of a larger item that cannot be identified, or that is less than 50% of the original item.

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Assorted hard plastic fragments found on a beach.
Assorted hard plastic fragments found on a beach. (Photo Credit: Seba Sheavly, Sheavly Consultants, Inc.)
Hard plastic fragment found in Katmai Bay, AK.
Hard plastic fragment found in Katmai Bay, AK. (Photo Credit: Katmai National Park)
Hard plastic fragments collected along Norwegian Memorial beach, WA.
Hard plastic fragments collected along Norwegian Memorial beach, WA. (Photo Credit: Olympic Coast NMS)
Large, hard plastic fragment collected from Blackpoint Beach, CA.
Large, hard plastic fragment collected from Blackpoint Beach, CA. (Photo Credit: California Coast National Monument Task Force)
Hard plastic fragment collected from Tidepool beach, CA.
Hard plastic fragment collected from Tidepool beach, CA. (Photo Credit: California Coast National Monument Task Force)
Hard plastic fragments collected along Norwegian Memorial beach, WA.
Hard plastic fragments collected along Norwegian Memorial beach, WA. (Photo Credit: Olympic Coast NMS)

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