L.A.'s ultra-urban rivers wash tons of trash out to sea. There's a plan to change that before the Olympics

2026-05-15 10:00 • ;Lila Seidman

'Trash interceptors' will be installed in the L.A. and San Gabriel rivers to stop tons of plastic from reaching the ocean before the 2028 Olympics.

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