The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

[soliloquy76]

From a tiny article found here:By now, most of us are aware that there is a large patch of floating plastic in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. What you may not know is that it’s not made up of plastic bags and empty bottles. It’s made up of billions of tiny pieces of plastic, and it’s basically invisible unless you’re floating in it. While this

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[i]

it would be interesting to see if that could be collected and recycled.

[soliloquy76]

I have no doubt that much of it could. Summoning the will to do it is the problem. Either it has to be profitable, or it needs to move up on some environmentalist group's agenda.

Either way, stay away from seafood until it is.

[drivebyluna]

Pictures like this make me feel helpless.