Pacific Ocean Pollution AKA The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,668
    TL170678 said:

    "What can't be recycled or put in compost that they burn? "

    Not sure man what exactly they do. I just know they kept on recycling to save money on garbage pick up after our area stopped sending recycling trucks around. City used to give us orange bins and sent a recycling truck, like a garbage truck, but I guess budget cuts along with a lot of people mad that they had the choice to recycle because they thought they were required to, ended that.

    In any case, good for them for recycling, especially when their city cut out using the bins. I read somewhere that recycling doesn't bring in a good profit which is why it is difficult to convince all cities to do it. The trade off is money vs planet. Money too often wins but I still bet on Planet.
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  • jerparker20
    jerparker20 St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,529
    I fucking hate, hate, plastic shopping bags. I really wish they were outlawed. I was in the middle of nowhere Alaska a few years ago. Only accessible by plane. Start hiking. Within a 1/4 mile what do I spot in a tree... Plastic bag.

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,668
    jerparker20 said:

    I fucking hate, hate, plastic shopping bags. I really wish they were outlawed. I was in the middle of nowhere Alaska a few years ago. Only accessible by plane. Start hiking. Within a 1/4 mile what do I spot in a tree... Plastic bag.

    Damn things blow around in the wind and end up everywhere. Same with helium balloons. There are probably helium balloons on the moon and Mars by now.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,756
    edited October 2015
    jerparker20 said:

    I fucking hate, hate, plastic shopping bags. I really wish they were outlawed. I was in the middle of nowhere Alaska a few years ago. Only accessible by plane. Start hiking. Within a 1/4 mile what do I spot in a tree... Plastic bag.

    I hate hate hate the people who litter plastic bags. Not the bags themselves. Sometimes I NEED a plastic bag (not for groceries besides raw meat, but for other things). People just need to dispose of them/recycle them properly.
    (so no one thinks that a plastic bag caught in the wind is the most beautiful thing they've ever seen? ;) )
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,668
    PJ_Soul said:

    jerparker20 said:

    I fucking hate, hate, plastic shopping bags. I really wish they were outlawed. I was in the middle of nowhere Alaska a few years ago. Only accessible by plane. Start hiking. Within a 1/4 mile what do I spot in a tree... Plastic bag.

    I hate hate hate the people who litter plastic bags. Not the bags themselves. Sometimes I NEED a plastic bag (not for groceries besides raw meat, but for other things). People just need to dispose of them/recycle them properly.
    (so no one thinks that a plastic bag caught in the wind is the most beautiful thing they've ever seen? ;) )
    No but this is!

    image

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  • jerparker20
    jerparker20 St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,529
    PJ_Soul said:

    jerparker20 said:

    I fucking hate, hate, plastic shopping bags. I really wish they were outlawed. I was in the middle of nowhere Alaska a few years ago. Only accessible by plane. Start hiking. Within a 1/4 mile what do I spot in a tree... Plastic bag.

    I hate hate hate the people who litter plastic bags. Not the bags themselves. Sometimes I NEED a plastic bag (not for groceries besides raw meat, but for other things). People just need to dispose of them/recycle them properly.
    (so no one thinks that a plastic bag caught in the wind is the most beautiful thing they've ever seen? ;) )
    Agreed. I too am guilty of occasionally using a plastic. They're great for cleaning the cat litter box.

    But... Getting rid plastic bags would be much easier than getting rid of those who can't properly dispose of a plastic bag.
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    I've brought this up on here before and it didn't really get understood.
    Plastic bags from the grocery store are something that a lot of people find obnoxious.
    What I ask those people, is how do you take your trash out? You buy plastic garbage bags along with your groceries right?
    I feel that using plastic grocery bags for garbage bags is no worse than using reusable grocery bags and buying plastic trash bags. But that's just me.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,583
    Anything you can do to offset what you put in a landfill is a good start.

  • Annafalk
    Annafalk Sweden Posts: 4,004
    Plastic and nature simply don't belong together. It also shouldn't be legal to produce different wash creams, tooth paste and such with these small plastics particles in them. So much we never even really needed from the beginning is floating around in our oceans.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,668
    Annafalk said:

    Plastic and nature simply don't belong together. It also shouldn't be legal to produce different wash creams, tooth paste and such with these small plastics particles in them. So much we never even really needed from the beginning is floating around in our oceans.

    Excellent point, Annafalk. I'm not sure everyone is aware of the plastics in these products.

    Excellent ray avatar/photo, by the way!
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  • Annafalk
    Annafalk Sweden Posts: 4,004
    edited October 2015
    brianlux said:

    Annafalk said:

    Plastic and nature simply don't belong together. It also shouldn't be legal to produce different wash creams, tooth paste and such with these small plastics particles in them. So much we never even really needed from the beginning is floating around in our oceans.

    Excellent point, Annafalk. I'm not sure everyone is aware of the plastics in these products.

    Excellent ray avatar/photo, by the way!
    Thank you very much Brianlux, I've read that the treatment plants can't clean out these particles so it goes straight out in the ocean, as if we didn't have enough pollution. No wonder the life in the seas is decreasing so much.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,756
    Annafalk said:

    brianlux said:

    Annafalk said:

    Plastic and nature simply don't belong together. It also shouldn't be legal to produce different wash creams, tooth paste and such with these small plastics particles in them. So much we never even really needed from the beginning is floating around in our oceans.

    Excellent point, Annafalk. I'm not sure everyone is aware of the plastics in these products.

    Excellent ray avatar/photo, by the way!
    Thank you very much Brianlux, I've read that the treatment plants can't clean out these particles so it goes straight out in the ocean, as if we didn't have enough pollution. No wonder the life in the seas is decreasing so much.
    Many companies are starting to phase out the use of plastic for microbeads. I don't know why they don't just use a bit of sand instead. Works better.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,583
    New Documentary that is along the same lines.

    http://racingextinction.com/the-film/#where-to-see-itA
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,583
    Another one:

    http://plasticparadisemovie.com/trailer/
  • JWPearl
    JWPearl Posts: 19,893
    thats disgusting on our part to dispose in the first place like that
    i know i dont but that junk got there only by disposal
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,668
    Will check those out, Tempo. Thanks!
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,583
    brianlux said:

    Will check those out, Tempo. Thanks!

    I just saw an add for something about the plastic in the water for NatGeo or Discovery. Not sure which one. When I find it I'll post it. I thought it was running Thursday?
    JWPearl said:

    thats disgusting on our part to dispose in the first place like that
    i know i dont but that junk got there only by disposal

    There's a great commercial out now that shows a plastic bottle rolling around. You'll get the gist when u see it.

    Anybody know if there are any organizations that are trying to stop the over fishing in the oceans?

    I'll tell you that the US does a great job at sustaining Alaskas fishing industry.

    Sorry for the tangent...
  • BrokenHalos
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    jerparker20 said:

    I fucking hate, hate, plastic shopping bags. I really wish they were outlawed. I was in the middle of nowhere Alaska a few years ago. Only accessible by plane. Start hiking. Within a 1/4 mile what do I spot in a tree... Plastic bag.

    Banned here in Hawaii if it makes you feel any better...

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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    scorpio2k said:

    jerparker20 said:

    I fucking hate, hate, plastic shopping bags. I really wish they were outlawed. I was in the middle of nowhere Alaska a few years ago. Only accessible by plane. Start hiking. Within a 1/4 mile what do I spot in a tree... Plastic bag.

    Banned here in Hawaii if it makes you feel any better...

    The entire state? That's awesome!
    Plastic bags banned in the city of Seattle, though only for groceries and stores. Still get plastic bags when you order takeout.
    Hate plastic bags.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,668
    Why is it so hard for humans to do what is logical? Why do we still have plastic bags? Why does the Great Pacific Garbage Patch exist? Why are we so ecologically stupid?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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