Activist, state crew clean up majority of Styrofoam debris

By Dan Nakaso

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 22, 2012

~~<p>A state work crew on Monday began picking up large and tiny remnants of a floating dock system that washed ashore at Kalaeloa last weekend and turned a leaf blower into a vacuum cleaner to collect the smallest bits of Styrofoam from endangered plants and tide pools.</p>
<p>Environmental activist Carroll Cox began collecting 4- to 5-foot-long sections of wood, Styrofoam and concrete on Friday when he first spotted the busted-up floating dock system as it began hitting the beach.</p>
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A state work crew on Monday began picking up large and tiny remnants of a floating dock system that washed ashore at Kalaeloa last weekend and turned a leaf blower into a vacuum cleaner to collect the smallest bits of Styrofoam from endangered plants and tide pools.

Environmental activist Carroll Cox began collecting 4- to 5-foot-long sections of wood, Styrofoam and concrete on Friday when he first spotted the busted-up floating dock system as it began hitting the beach. Login for more...