There is a section of the ocean filled with plastic almost twice the size of Texas

pjau (63) · 7 years ago

I recycle everything I can. Hopefully doing my bit. Although it is clearly not enough.

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penking (54) · 7 years ago

This is quite sad. We should put a conscious effort to save our environment. Sad

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gretum (49) · 7 years ago

I recycle as well. It is really sad to see, even in advanced countries where all infrastructure is implemented to make recycling as easy as possible, that people still choose not to do it.

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justinlooney (43) · 7 years ago

What if I told you there is a fungi that eats polyurethane that was found in the Amazon?

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farmchick (39) · 7 years ago

Awesome post. This is horrible. I never new this is whats going on. We have a eco friendly systems on the farm is so important. Thanks for sharing!

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brigitte0659 (49) · 7 years ago

Hi I was led by a steemian friend to see your post..As a chemist, I am familiar with these issues.
I consider to vote for you as a witness if the environmental subject is part of your agenda, is it?

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themarkymark (78) · 7 years ago

It's not my witness agenda, but as a tenant on this planet, it is something I care about.

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brigitte0659 (49) · 7 years ago

Thanks for your reply, I am a beginner in Steemit were can I see your agenda?

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themarkymark (78) · 7 years ago

steemit.com/@themarkymark :)

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brigitte0659 (49) · 7 years ago (edited)

I have decided to vote for you, Good Luck !

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gretum (49) · 7 years ago

I voted as well, so far not disappointed :)

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themarkymark (78) · 7 years ago

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themarkymark (78) · 7 years ago

Thanks :)

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kslo (49) · 7 years ago

@themarkymark great post! I’m very conscious of recycling and try by best to recycle as much as I can. I think if we want people to do it more often then it has to be easy. That’s why I’m a big proponent of single stream recycling and curbside pickup. I just moved to an area that is more rural than I’ve ever lived before and was appalled to find out there is no curbside recycling or trash. And even the county dump only has cardboard and aluminum recycling. I have to drive almost 30 minutes to recycle glass and plastic. So I’m going to have to figure out a better way to recycle.

widdy (25) · 7 years ago

Plastic bag and bottles should be discontinued. There are people in India that die in landfills while looking for valuables in a mountain of plastic bottles.

sdl1987 (42) · 7 years ago

This huge disaster connects me to a a Dutch person, named Boyan Slat, who is preparing to take a huge shot in cleaning the trash in the ocean.
Here is the website --> https://www.theoceancleanup.com/

I believe the world as one has to take an action and change its habits.
My brother was traveling in Indonesia a few summers back and he told me that a barely saw a trash can in the three weeks being across the country. Indonesia is apparently planning to take an action about this.
As a nature lover, I hope the world will improve, but a single person cannot do it alone.

sunsurfsoul (57) · 7 years ago

Have you watched the documentary A Plastic Ocean? I highly recommend it if not! Absolutely horrific what we are doing to the environment. My biggest intention for 2018 - Cut out plastic from my life entirely!

themarkymark (78) · 7 years ago

No, I haven't, I will check it out.

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mikel2la1 (54) · 7 years ago

this is an ongoing issues that causes floods in the street, weve experienced it many times and thats the only time we all realized the importance of garbage management.. This is really a worst scenario when we can no longer fish because of this human behavior..

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unterwegs (57) · 7 years ago

Shit...this is sad....will follow your channel now...

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gabrielchm (44) · 7 years ago

Excellent subject my friend, we must begin to raise awareness about the recycling of our products. I know many of us think that a small bag of garbage does not make a difference, but if we all help, we can start to make a difference.

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sevinwilson (65) · 7 years ago

What a timely post! I have recently started a business which focuses on recycling and trash collection and getting people to be more conscience about the importance of recycling and how easy it truly is!

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steemfirst (50) · 7 years ago

This is my first time am hearing of great pacific gabbage .very reach in plastic indeed.i think this should call attention of the whole world to enforce a serious law with regard to waste management and recycling .it will go along way to curb unnecessories dumping of the plastic in a water body.notwithstanding ,if me and you realize the potential of plastic recycling it would go a long way as fast as we cannot imagine.that' s remind me to consider engaging in this plastic recycling business.i think i will give it a try this year. Thanks for this insight on plastic recycling business.

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jamilkhan (50) · 7 years ago

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raefbelguith (47) · 7 years ago

Great post

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nicnas (66) · 7 years ago (edited)

As a surfer, I hate ocean pollution. I love clean water to surf in and just enjoy. But I grew up in California. The ocean is disgusting. I have always tried to support groups like Surfrider Foundation and other such groups who work very hard to keep our oceans clean.

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dedicatedguy (74) · 7 years ago

It’s very sad to see innocent animals suffering because of our waste. This is something we need to fix urgently because we are damaging our ecosystem and the lives of other beings.

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milano1113 (58) · 7 years ago

The sad thing about is that government all over the world doesn’t do anything about it. Here they talk about pollution, global warming while there is a immediate issue and possibility to fix it at this time being, they just turn their head away.
Great post to keep awareness.
Resteemed!

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theaussiegame (47) · 7 years ago

It's disgusting what we do to our planet. I try to do all I can to recycle but I think we really just need to stop using so much plastics.

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spiritualmax (64) · 7 years ago

Damn! I didn't know this existed! And two of them? WTF!
Why don't I see documentaries on this and only get that bald guy with the Pawn Shop, Mediums, Ghost Stories, Nazis and all that crap in documentary channels?...
sigh

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themarkymark (78) · 7 years ago

2? There are much more than 2, these are just the biggest ones.

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spiritualmax (64) · 7 years ago

Two massive ones that is... still I feel like I need to investigate the others now. Maybe Ill be surprised with their dimmensions.

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shuta (56) · 7 years ago

This very insightful and educative! ...But whats the way forward? How do we deal with this?

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mahotcarmz (39) · 7 years ago

This is one of the biggest problems here in the Philippines, proper garbage disposal. There are really areas not focusing on this matter. Thanks for this awareness.

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warpedpoetic (66) · 7 years ago

This is truly enlightening. I remember seeing a cartoon some years back; Happy Feet, that had a fat penguin, who considered himself a prophet sent by the gods, with a plastic beverage holder around his neck. This cartoon tried to explore what you wrote about above but it did not do it justice.
in my country, recycling waste is still a vague business plan. Giant conglomerates like Coca Cola have the recycle symbol on their cans but many of my country people do not even read it. Those who are aware, have no where to drop them. Restaurants, bars, hotels, homes too, do not differentiate recyclables from wastes that decompose fast. Most landfills are filled with plastic.
Recently, disposed metal objects and used plastic bottles started gaining attention as certain companies have started buying the metals as scrap and the plastic too. This though is still done in small quantities and what about previous disposals
It is a shame that acquatic life is being endangered due to our inability to manage the resources, we have been given. We can do better than this. We can be better.
Companies who deal with plastics should be held accountable for how their products are being disposed. Governments as well as community leaders should take it upon themselves to throw light on the damage a carelessly tossed plastic bottle can cause the world, parents should teach their children and wards how to properly dispose waste. We can make this world better if we but try.
I am glad to have seen this article. It has got me thinking.
Peace.

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leximiss (36) · 7 years ago

This should be shown to everyone daily as a reminder and to keep people from staying ignorant on purpose to avoid guilt/accountability. And to remind those of us who try why we keep trying to clean this planet up.

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tahorfarm (51) · 7 years ago

I get fired up just seeing someone litter, but wow, I had no idea this was going on. I had read about a company working to convert plastic into a fuel similar to diesel. We need a breakthrough like that, so people will want to pick up trash.

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peterveronika (60) · 7 years ago

It is shameful what we are doing to our own planet. There should be more educative material like yours so people realize how important recycling is.

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minerva23 (48) · 7 years ago

Ohh no thats really sad , 😢

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summitbreeze (46) · 7 years ago

This is very worrying, and the fact that this plastic pile is far away in the ocean makes us complacent about the problem. Even I, an enthusiastic reciter, did not know about it until five minutes ago. The really worrisome fact is that we always think we have a solution to everything and we can solve any problem if we want to allocate resources. The truth is that this plastic pile, which we created ourselves, has no possibility of dismantling.

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josecrespo (48) · 7 years ago

Gran aporte hermani,un saludo desde venezuela!

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creativetruth (67) · 7 years ago

What has happened to people and organizations that have made attempts to clean up these great garbage patch zones? Is there any progress?

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Massive Clean up of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to Start Next Year

themarkymark (78) · 7 years ago

There are some cool technologies being developed to work on this. There is a lot of manual labor involved in some of the efforts but some of it will be automated. I don't know if it is a problem that will ever be solved. Some example efforts:

World's largest ocean cleanup operation one step closer to launch

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harquick (0) · 7 years ago

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xtus (35) · 7 years ago

Great write up, I believe this post goes a long way to making us understand the importance of recycling especially plastics... It's important we look into this...Thanks @themarkymark for this insight.

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tysonjames (58) · 7 years ago

Great article. Really insightful and the video gave me a great look into the problem. Thanks for sharing this!

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mindtrap (74) · 7 years ago

nice post! we all have to recycle, but also we have to recycle right!

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ale6grande (62) · 7 years ago

I have mine personal contest, I collect everyday trash, is a small action, I hope to inspire few friends to do the same... @ale6grande

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gretum (49) · 7 years ago (edited)

This is just purely sad. Problem is that the bigger part of humanity are just too ignorant and guided by only short time thinking :/
Thank you for raising the awareness though. Resteemed.

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ebtadi (36) · 7 years ago

great post @themarkymark

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notoriousrebel (39) · 7 years ago

This is something not many people talk about and it's a huge issue. I see so many people on campus be so wasteful and it's a shame. You can tell them that it's bad for the environment and they merely don't care because they think it doesn't impact them at all. One day when reality sets in and they realize their mistakes it will be too late. Thanks for raising awareness, keep up the interesting posts.

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nytowl (45) · 7 years ago

The shame is the disposable society that we've created for ourselves. Everything from desktop computers and cell phones, to automobile body parts and home appliances, is made lighter and cheaper because of the use of plastic, and where recycle/refurbish plans are not in place, untold tons of plastic pollute the planet's lands and oceans.

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quinneaker (74) · 7 years ago

I have written about this before. Its a very important issue with grave implications.

I am glad you wrote about it as it needs as much exposure as possible. The only real solution is to stop buying things packaged in plastic....hahaha so yea seems impossible but its not. The TRUTH is there are MANY packaging alternatives that are NOT plastic. The fast food consumer culture needs to grow up and start looking beyond addiction and consumption to the bigger picture.

Best Regards~*~

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