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A plastic shopping bag caught on a shrub along Shore Drive in Virginia Beach. From 2015-20, plastic bags were the fourth most common type of litter found during the International Coastal Cleanup, conducted by Ocean Conservancy. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot) 
Commit to reduce, repurpose, reuse and recycle during Zero Waste Awareness Week, Maury Hill and Terry Stevens of the Virginia Beach Clean Community Commission write in a guest column.
