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Are you cleaning it up faster than it's growing? bucolic_frolic Apr 2018 #1
According to the article BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #2
Probably the plastic junk is tangled in the nets FakeNoose Apr 2018 #16
The way the article was written BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #20
Recycle it. lagomorph777 Apr 2018 #3
Is recycling working well? bucolic_frolic Apr 2018 #4
Recycling is working; it's commercially viable now. lagomorph777 Apr 2018 #6
China apparently disagrees... Wounded Bear Apr 2018 #13
Shipping recyclables overseas kind of defeats the purpose anyway. lagomorph777 Apr 2018 #22
Yup, and China just banned 32 more types of solid waste, Hortensis Apr 2018 #31
There was just an article about that in the WaPost Maeve Apr 2018 #19
Thanks - that's very supportive of recycling! lagomorph777 Apr 2018 #21
GOOD article, thanks. I'd missed it. Hortensis Apr 2018 #33
came to post this. mahina Apr 2018 #45
Lots of reports on how/why this is failing--starting from the refusal of many forms of plastic hlthe2b Apr 2018 #9
They told us there would be trash to steam bucolic_frolic Apr 2018 #24
I've switched to a mostly Vegan diet for health reasons lagomorph777 Apr 2018 #35
Biodegradeable bags really don't work Kaleva Apr 2018 #38
at least if the bags are disposed in the available trash barrels in parks/trails in my community... hlthe2b Apr 2018 #41
That's a good point Kaleva Apr 2018 #43
You should definitely let the research team and scientists know... LanternWaste Apr 2018 #29
What a sarcastic and toxic comment bucolic_frolic Apr 2018 #36
Comments of that sort seem to be that person's MO. Jedi Guy Apr 2018 #46
That's it exactly. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #32
40 million wasted on this n2doc Apr 2018 #5
But plastic is getting into the food supply. Much of that comes from the ocean. 7962 Apr 2018 #12
Wrong Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #17
and they might learn something and make improvements cutting the time down. FSogol Apr 2018 #25
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
We waste more on Trumps golf than that Capperdan Apr 2018 #23
That's the spirit! kag Apr 2018 #28
I also pretend that what I cannot understand is waste. LanternWaste Apr 2018 #30
Americans spend roughly $9 BILLION a year on HeartachesNhangovers Apr 2018 #37
Need to clean up space garbage, too. We are messy people.l notdarkyet Apr 2018 #7
We are. We used to be nomadic. Dirty up one spot, then move on. tclambert Apr 2018 #15
Space X just launched an experimental system to clean up space junk FSogol Apr 2018 #26
Thanks. notdarkyet Apr 2018 #39
That's a great idea. If it does well they can put more machines like it. IronLionZion Apr 2018 #8
A teenager created this! I'm so in awe of the new generation! Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #10
I remember when the kid came out with the idea. malthaussen Apr 2018 #11
I was going to share this link on Facebook CanonRay Apr 2018 #14
And plastic will kill the oceans, and then us. ginnyinWI Apr 2018 #18
I am so proud of the young scientist/engineer WhiteTara Apr 2018 #27
This is amazing, and deserving of celebration! Calista241 Apr 2018 #34
Disposable diapers are very bad for the environment. Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #44
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