The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

[greenroomsurfer]

lets a try this http://images.search.yahoo.com/imag...&sigi=11g4oi8oq&sigb=13dkuc4hn&sigh=11aq1uian

 

[AAbsolute]

My son attends the Seaside School. The subject of the Garbage Patch was part of his homework. It was in his schoolbook.

I found this link.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/great_pacific_garbage_patch.php

I couldn't believe it either.

 

[aggieb]

Marcus Eriksen, research director of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, put is thusly: "What goes into the ocean goes into these animals and onto your dinner plate. It's that simple."

 

[Evangeline]

Perhaps an entrepenuer (sp?) will go out and start harvesting them. Seems like there would be tons of recyclables out there.

Sadly, from what I've been told, a good deal of the plastic refuse doesn't get recycled because it's not cost effective and there's more than can be used. And plastic recycling is also not as guilt reducing as we'd all like because of the resources needed to recycle it.

This has probably been posted before, but this is an impressive incentive to use the cloth or re-usable bags http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016

I've looked, but can't find the article about "plastic island" that I read earlier this year that was quite alarming as it discussed the effects of the hormone-effecting toxins released by all the plastics, along with the more obvious damage of the wildlife eating bags and such. It's all pretty disturbing and I'm always irritated at the amount of seemingly unnecessary packaging all of our stuff has.

The one small thing I can do is carry my re-usable bags whenever I shop and I must say it's getting to be less and less nerdy to be seen doing it.

 

[AAbsolute]

Sadly, from what I've been told, a good deal of the plastic refuse doesn't get recycled because it's not cost effective and there's more than can be used. And plastic recycling is also not as guilt reducing as we'd all like because of the resources needed to recycle it.

This has probably been posted before, but this is an impressive incentive to use the cloth or re-usable bags http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016

I've looked, but can't find the article about "plastic island" that I read earlier this year that was quite alarming as it discussed the effects of the hormone-effecting toxins released by all the plastics, along with the more obvious damage of the wildlife eating bags and such. It's all pretty disturbing and I'm always irritated at the amount of seemingly unnecessary packaging all of our stuff has.

The one small thing I can do is carry my re-usable bags whenever I shop and I must say it's getting to be less and less nerdy to be seen doing it.

Nerdy is the new cool.

 

[John R]

check it: http://bagit.reelthing.us/

friends are making this movie, and are heading out to the gyre on the 21st to film it. It will be premier at Mountainfilm next year. This movie is open to funding opportunities, so let me know if it intrigues you.

the use of plastic bags must stop.

 

[aggieb]

for every reusable bag that you bring into trader joes, they will register your name for a chance to win free groceries.

 

[RiverOtter]

for every reusable bag that you bring into trader joes, they will register your name for a chance to win free groceries.

Is $2 Chuck included in this special

 

[aggieb]

Is $2 Chuck included in this special

good question. i must find out the exclusions. i know they have reusable bags made specifically for a half case of 2 buck chuck or your wine preference.

 

[30ABandMan]

Scary...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnUjTHB1lvM"]YouTube - The Garbage Patch[/ame]