This latest freak development is truly the stuff of nightmares.
Shocking video and images were posted across social media throughout the day on Sunday.
Like any vacuum cleaner, the gigantic machine uses a handheld hose to suck up tiny microplastics.
The EPA approval comes just weeks after a study found the US falling behind other nations in banning pesticides.
The report will be formally presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday.
The high-tech system is fitted with devices such as solar-powered lights, sensors, cameras, and satellite antennae.
The third largest supermarket chain in the UK is committed to using only reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaging by 2025.
The government of Iceland is urging tourists to ditch bottled water and drink the country's lava-filtered tap water instead.