One Response to “Floating toxic plastic garbage island twice the size of Texas - Boing Boingâ€
One Response to “Floating toxic plastic garbage island twice the size of Texas - Boing Boingâ€
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Beth Schmillen
As usual, you old Coot, you covered all of the ecological disasters that generally come to mind. It has happened just like many were saying it would and many were trying so hard to prevent. There just are too many consumers in the countries like the USA, EU states and others that have the disposable lifestyle now.
I used cloth nappies on my babies (most of the time!) But the disposable then were more of a bother than any help!! Now the disposables are indespensible for young mothers because t
Arthur Webster
Just plain honesty
Ecological disasters are all around us and they start in such innocuous ways.
Free plastic carrier bags at shops and supermarkets that get thrown away but take thousands of years to decompose.
"Disposable" - a blatant lie in any description - babies nappies (diapers) that will not decompose at all but which are sold in huge bales wrapped in plastic that also does not decompose.
Plastic containers that not only don't decompose quickly but are invariably disposed of with their tops on so
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