A groundbreaking environmental project in Atlantic City is putting Atlantic County at the forefront of efforts to remove microscopic plastic pollution from wastewater before it reaches the ocean. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports the Atlantic County Utilities Authority has partnered with PolyGone Systems to install what the organizations describe as the world's first permanent commercial-scale municipal wastewater treatment system specifically designed to capture microplastics. The technology officially entered its permanent commercial phase October 20, following a pilot program that demonstrated the potential to remove hundreds of millions of tiny plastic particles annually.