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Judi Lynn

(160,526 posts) Tue Mar 30, 2021, 12:55 AM Mar 2021

Islands of plastic floating off the coasts of Central America

Islands of plastic floating off the coasts of Central America

Published March 28, 2021 at 6:07 PM

The accumulation of plastic debris on our oceans and rivers has led to the formation on garbage patches and floating islands non-biodegradable waste in open waters. In the Americas one of the worst cases happens out of the coast of Guatemala and Honduras.

https://america.cgtn.com/2021/03/28/islands-of-plastic-floating-off-the-coasts-of-central-america

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Islands of plastic floating off the coasts of Central America (Original Post) Judi Lynn Mar 2021 OP

That's so freaking depressing ... ya know, there's like over 1,000,000 fishing boats in the world Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #1

As long as they are paid, I'm cool with them doing the work. jimfields33 Mar 2021 #2

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. That's so freaking depressing ... ya know, there's like over 1,000,000 fishing boats in the world

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 01:50 AM

Mar 2021

operating every day ... I wonder how long it would take for 1,000,000 boats working in the larger patches ... to 'fish out' all this freaking trash?

I bet ... not that long to make a huge dent in it.

jimfields33

(15,787 posts)

2. As long as they are paid, I'm cool with them doing the work.

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 02:38 AM

Mar 2021

I’m just sad that so many were plastic supporters back in the day. Whose stupid idea was this?

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