Ocean cleanup group removes record 25,000 pounds of trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch in one extraction
Ocean cleanup group removes record 25,000 pounds of trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch in one extraction
Ocean cleanup crews have fished out the most trash ever taken from one of the largest garbage patches in the world.
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Love hearing this and hope we can continue to clean up what we've done and eliminate the root causes.
This video was super interesting. Basically some organisms thrive in the garbage patch. https://youtu.be/O7OzRzs_u-8
The root cause being a lot of underdeveloped countries just dump into rivers and streams. Which just float out to the oceans. We need world govs. To step in and fix the way they dispose of their trash. This is a good start though.
That's not true. Most of it is from commercial fishing. Here's a source, from the group doing this cleanup.
Somebody should remind them not to shit where they eat.
You can help. Go vegan!
i don't think that works.
Explain then: https://theoceancleanup.com/press/press-releases/over-75-of-plastic-in-great-pacific-garbage-patch-originates-from-fishing/
I don't eat fish. I AM helping!
if the plastic is still accumulating, how are you helping?