Ocean plastic clean up/most of plastic comes from 10 rivers

[84aztec96]

Design to start cleaning up the huge plastic "continent". Young guy had an idea and looks like he is making it happen! Nice!

www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/pacific-ocean-has-plastic-problem-here-s-bold-plan-fix-ncna867456

On reading about it, I came across a comment that noted most of the trash in the ocean is from 10 major rivers. (Kind of cool what you can learn from the comment sections! Yes, lots of garbage in those too...)

blog.education.nationalgeographic.org/2017/11/06/just-10-rivers-contribute-up-to-95-of-river-based-ocean-pollution/

Wonder if it is possible to eliminate that trash near the river mouths?

[AlwaysAnAztec]

It makes sense that all of these rivers come from third world countries. I don't consider India and China as third world but they historically have shown that they do not care about the environment.

[84aztec96]

Apr 25, 2018 9:13:55 GMT -8 AlwaysAnAztec said:

It makes sense that all of these rivers come from third world countries. I don't consider India and China as third world but they historically have shown that they do not care about the environment.

Yeah, it is a problem. If your not very developed, you probably are not too concerned with pollution. If you are developed, you probably got there by industry that at the time, polluted....

Edit: And now that you are highly developed/stable you can focus on pollution...

[aztecmusician]

Apr 25, 2018 17:00:49 GMT -8 84aztec96 said:

Apr 25, 2018 9:13:55 GMT -8 AlwaysAnAztec said:

It makes sense that all of these rivers come from third world countries. I don't consider India and China as third world but they historically have shown that they do not care about the environment.

Yeah, it is a problem. If your not very developed, you probably are not too concerned with pollution. If you are developed, you probably got there by industry that at the time, polluted....

Edit: And now that you are highly developed/stable you can focus on pollution...

It’s the same basic problem Europe and the USA faced when both regions developed their industries 150 years ago.

[84aztec96]

I agree. And at a time when pollution wasn't really a "thing" to be concerned about (I believe).

[Fishn'Aztec]

Sounds like a small step, but U.S. may be going back to paper straws and paper wrappers.

[AlwaysAnAztec]

May 26, 2018 6:34:46 GMT -8 Fishn'Aztec said:

Sounds like a small step, but U.S. may be going back to paper straws and paper wrappers.

Every little bit helps.

[AztecBill]

Plastic trash in the ocean is not a US problem. The US creates hardly any. Paper straws suck. US #21 in the world in ocean plastic pollution.

[uwphoto]

Jun 25, 2018 12:34:09 GMT -8 AztecBill said:

Plastic trash in the ocean is not a US problem. The US creates hardly any. Paper straws suck. US #21 in the world in ocean plastic pollution.

doesn't matter when taking shear numbers of people into the equation. I am at sea for the last 14 days in a row. have seen 100's of Mylar balloons with happy birthday etc...english language. off coast of San Diego. plastic bags.etc. saw loggerhead turtles, blue whales, fin and brydes whales in the area. big deal if you are 21st with millions of people...outta sight....outta mind.