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  EnergonCube

  13 years ago

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  IF YOU WANT TO HELP, the Ocean Conservancy leads an International Global Cleanup effort to clean beaches and inland waterways. You can sign up here: http://act.oceanconservancy.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=14117.
  
  And they put out a yearly report based on the previous year's cleanup that will absolutely shock you with the amount of trash they find: http://www.oceanconservancy.org/our-work/marine-debris/international-coastal-cleanup-11.html

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  Pands

  13 years ago

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  Info on these so called "Trash Continents"
  
  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110104151146.htm
  

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  Atohms

  13 years ago

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  WOW that turtle swallowed a whole ruler???
  
  and now for a serious note. This problem will only go away if we see garbage as something valuable as stated in the cradle2cradle-guidelines.
  And it does work. Garbage is money and a well designed product will still be worth something after it's lifecycle. Just make sure it's easily disassembled and it's materials are 'pure'.
  I product I worked on is now being put in production. It'll cost about 20$ (in store) and the manufacturer (injection molder) will pay 5$ for every cast-away product that makes it back so he can recycle the materials again and again. And even if these products don't make it to the manufacturer other recycling initiatives will have a blast disassembling it and re-use it's materials. I'm sure in the near future some people will make money harvesting these continents of garbage.

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  Andreas

  13 years ago

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  I've spent many hours cleaning the riverside in my hometown from exactly these objects. they're everywhere, and it takes a lot of manpower to remove it. so before throwing away your plastic bags after shopping is done, get a pair of gloves and fill the bag to the top.
  
  also gets you to appreciate nature even more

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