Rubbish dump found floating in Pacific Ocean is twice the size of America - Page 2

Dixie Normos · February 6th, 2008, 11:53 AM

Ok GRs, we can sit here and blame the government, western culture, yada yada yada, OR we can all make a conscious effort NOT to buy things you use once or twice...then throw away. Yes, yes, I know, swiffers ARE pretty cool...but a mop does just as well and you can use it for a very long time, if you won't think of the planet, think of the SAVINGS, lol.

cynic · February 6th, 2008, 12:02 PM

I think I want to see a few pictures before I believe this....

**Tati** · February 6th, 2008, 01:15 PM

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Makes you wonder about all those ships that dump their stuff overboard. All this stuff can't all be coming from land.

According to this:

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Around one-fifth of the junk is thrown off ships or oil platforms, while the rest comes from the land.

AliceInWonderland · February 6th, 2008, 03:25 PM

what in the fuck?!!!!

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Originally Posted by Dixie Normos

Ok GRs, we can sit here and blame the government, western culture, yada yada yada, OR we can all make a conscious effort NOT to buy things you use once or twice...then throw away. Yes, yes, I know, swiffers ARE pretty cool...but a mop does just as well and you can use it for a very long time, if you won't think of the planet, think of the SAVINGS, lol.

oh honey, im right there with you on this! ^ i get so angry at ppl who abuse paper towels and napkins and stuff like that

Dixie Normos · February 6th, 2008, 04:57 PM

^I use 'em sometimes...but I recycle them too! I think of buying organic foods and recycled/long term purchase items as my charity work. I'm not rich, but I buy these items instead of cheaper ones to support the people who believe in the same causes I do, healthy farmers and enviro-friendly commerce.

AliceInWonderland · February 6th, 2008, 04:59 PM

the poor earth

she will have her revenge on us.

radha · February 14th, 2008, 01:59 PM

horrible

TheONe · February 14th, 2008, 02:05 PM

Maybe I'm a little naive but I have a hard time grasping it HONESTLY being twice the size of America...for our sake I hope it's exaggerated!

Mel1973 · February 14th, 2008, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cynic

I think I want to see a few pictures before I believe this....

I find it hard to fathom too...

Dixie Normos · February 14th, 2008, 02:23 PM

Really? Hard to fathom? Think of how many things you see spilling out of trash cans, littering the streets, washed up on the beach, on the sides of roads in the country, forest, city. Now times that by 5 billion people (I'm assuming 1 billion are too poor for even trash).

Mel1973 · February 14th, 2008, 02:30 PM

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Really? Hard to fathom? Think of how many things you see spilling out of trash cans, littering the streets, washed up on the beach, on the sides of roads in the country, forest, city. Now times that by 5 billion people (I'm assuming 1 billion are too poor for even trash).

yeah, but all the trash doesn't go in the water.

Grimmlok · February 14th, 2008, 02:39 PM

um, trash is carried out on huge barges and just dumped in the ocean

Mel1973 · February 14th, 2008, 02:47 PM

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um, trash is carried out on huge barges and just dumped in the ocean

get outta here! who does that?

Dixie Normos · February 14th, 2008, 02:49 PM

^Highly developed countries whose constituants would sue the bejeebus out of the gov't for daring to place their own trash in landfills at their doorsteps.

Mel1973 · February 14th, 2008, 02:55 PM

with that much trash possibly out there in the water, when/if it's removed can you imagine how the water level would drop?