alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoOcean cleanup group removes record 25,000 pounds of trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch in one extractionabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1386arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1380arrow-down1external-linkOcean cleanup group removes record 25,000 pounds of trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch in one extractionabcnews.go.comalphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square19linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down9·2 years agoThe root cause being a lot of underdeveloped countries just dump into rivers and streams. Which just float out to the oceans. We need world govs. To step in and fix the way they dispose of their trash. This is a good start though.
minus-squarejennwiththesea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 years agoThat’s not true. Most of it is from commercial fishing. Here’s a source, from the group doing this cleanup.
minus-squareStoney_Logica1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoSomebody should remind them not to shit where they eat.
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minus-squarecommie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·2 years agoi don’t think that works.
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minus-squarecommie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·2 years agoif the plastic is still accumulating, how are you helping?
The root cause being a lot of underdeveloped countries just dump into rivers and streams. Which just float out to the oceans. We need world govs. To step in and fix the way they dispose of their trash. This is a good start though.
That’s not true. Most of it is from commercial fishing. Here’s a source, from the group doing this cleanup.
Somebody should remind them not to shit where they eat.
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i don’t think that works.
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if the plastic is still accumulating, how are you helping?