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In reply to the discussion: World's first ocean plastic-cleaning machine set to tackle Great Pacific Garbage Patch [View all]7962
(11,841 posts)12. But plastic is getting into the food supply. Much of that comes from the ocean.
it certainly NEEDS to be tackled. A lot of our food comes from the ocean, and as this crap breaks up it gets into the fish and other sea creatures we eat. There are articles out there that cover this. Heres one:
https://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/health/case_studies/plastics.html
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sl8
Apr 2018
OP
Lots of reports on how/why this is failing--starting from the refusal of many forms of plastic
hlthe2b
Apr 2018
#9
at least if the bags are disposed in the available trash barrels in parks/trails in my community...
hlthe2b
Apr 2018
#41
As the article says, this can't itself collect microparticles at all
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2018
#40
Can't disagree with what you say, but I stand by assertion that the $40meg is not a waste of money.n
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2018
#42