Monday, February 4th, 2008
PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH EXPLODES IN SIZE
Two massive areas of floating rubbish located 500 nautical miles off the coast of California is growing at such a tremendous rate that scientists believe it is only a matter of short time before the “garbage islands” have a direct, negative impact on human health.
Oceanographer Charles Moore, who originally discovered the waste dump in 1997, believes there is more than a million tons of plastic resting here, or about 2.5% of all plastic items made since 1950. Almost unbelievable to imagine, the garbage piles are thought to cover more area than the United States. News Australia has more.
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2 Comments
February 5th, 2008 at 2:49 am
When I first saw this I thought what a cool photo. But then I looked closer and read it and thought what kind of F-ing loser can’t throw away their trash???
Obviously, there are too many.
February 5th, 2008 at 11:19 am
You said it, sister! As if we needed another reason to recycle…
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