Trash Island Discovered North of the Caribbean
This is just disgusting:
SCIENTISTS have discovered a giant rubbish tip made up of plastic bottles, bottletops and toothbrushes floating in the Atlantic Ocean.
The discarded plastic, which lies north of the Caribbean, is known to harm seabirds and marine life.
Sea Education Association’s Dr Karen Lavender Law said that the problem in the Atlantic had been “largely ignored”.
Researchers said the dump has 200,000 pieces of debris per square kilometre but it was impossible to measure the exact size of the patch as much of it floats beneath the surface.
“That’s a maximum that is comparable with the ‘great Pacific garbage patch’,” Dr Lavender Law said.
The great Pacific patch lies between Hawaii and California. [News.com]
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Dobbs
I am a avid hiker with a love for travel and the outdoors. I currently call the Evergreen State of Washington my home.
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SHAME ON US.
THIS IS LAZY AND IRRISPONSIBLE. IT’S ABOUT MONEY AND CONVINIENCE. BUT, WE WILL PAY ONE DAY AFTER THE HARM HAS BEEN DONE. WE’LL HAVE TO STRAIGHTEN UP OUR ACT AS WELL AS PAY TO CLEAN UP OUR DISCUSTING WAYS.
ACTUALLY IT’S OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WHO WILL PAY.
SHAME ON US.