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Jenoch

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29. I don't think the Swedes are burning

Thu Aug 1, 2013, 11:44 PM

Aug 2013

plastic in their ebergy plants. The Pacific patch is mostly pieces of plastic and styrofoam particles. A teen has come up with a possible cleanup plan. Either a worldwide effort will be needed or a foundation with $1 billion plus will be needed to fund such an effort. Either that or there is a profit somewhere in the cleanup effort.

http://inhabitat.com/19-year-old-student-develops-ocean-cleanup-array-that-could-remove-7250000-tons-of-plastic-from-the-worlds-oceans/

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Amazing - Sweden has run out of trash [View all] malaise Aug 2013 OP

Well, they did stop making Saabs... jberryhill Aug 2013 #1

Bwaaaaaaaaah hahahahahha malaise Aug 2013 #3

Aw Jeez, just another Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #53

Another DUzy malaise Aug 2013 #56

Thread win on the first post. Well-played, sir. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #6

Yup! True win... Agschmid Aug 2013 #12

lol. good one Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #17

I always had a secret love for saabs Arcanetrance Aug 2013 #21

I did too. Then I bought one. jberryhill Aug 2013 #22

Maybe thats my problem never owned one in fact I have never owned a car lol Arcanetrance Aug 2013 #24

Owning a Saab is a lot like not owning a car jberryhill Aug 2013 #27

I've heard the same about Jags which of course my dream car is one the XJ220 Arcanetrance Aug 2013 #28

I have heard Jags stay in the shop Heather MC Aug 2013 #72

It voids the warranty to take them out of the shop, I think jberryhill Aug 2013 #79

ha ha thanks I will stick with my great white horse, my mini Van. She's not p Heather MC Aug 2013 #83

It is like owning a fighter jet, since that's what the were originally created to produce. Sirveri Aug 2013 #36

But with much higher payments/expenses. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #43

Stop it! You're killing me! 7962 Aug 2013 #67

Without a Saab, it's easier to walk out through your garage to the bus stop jberryhill Aug 2013 #78

Thanks for starting my weekend with a smile. 7962 Aug 2013 #81

My Saab hated and betrayed me from day one. NBachers Aug 2013 #60

DUzy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DainBramaged Aug 2013 #66

How about harvesting the Pacific garbage patch? NV Whino Aug 2013 #2

Seriously. silverweb Aug 2013 #4

LOL malaise Aug 2013 #7

This was my first thought as well lordsummerisle Aug 2013 #10

because it's filled with particles about 1mm and smaller in diameter snooper2 Aug 2013 #23

Not to worry, there are plenty of other garbage patches NV Whino Aug 2013 #25

Yep, I would start with China and some countries in Africa snooper2 Aug 2013 #26

They'd use more energy getting it to Sweden tularetom Aug 2013 #33

I don't think the Swedes are burning Jenoch Aug 2013 #29

It's looks quite do-able NV Whino Aug 2013 #54

Someone is gonna do it, eventually .... and I can't wait until they do! MADem Aug 2013 #32

Probably be afraid they'd get some of the glow-in-the-dark Japanese matthews Aug 2013 #85

Ah, there is that possibility these days. NV Whino Aug 2013 #87

I had a neighbor who marveled at how little trash I generated. Wilms Aug 2013 #5

It's amazing how one can reduce garbage malaise Aug 2013 #8

I use the service so little i tried to opt out, but the city wouldnt let me, 7962 Aug 2013 #69

Since this place implemented recycling it's a bag a week nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #15

If you get composting, its amazing how much that cuts into the garbage as well... Salviati Aug 2013 #18

Apartment living, or I would nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #30

Our family of four sets out 1.5 bags of trash a week AllyCat Aug 2013 #55

Yay! NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #9

Thanks malaise~ sheshe2 Aug 2013 #11

Couldn't we send them Congress? n/t winter is coming Aug 2013 #13

. ProSense Aug 2013 #14

That's mroe trash than they need malaise Aug 2013 #57

They are short on garbage. Not toxic waste... think Aug 2013 #76

The point being that energy should not be extractive. And needs to be generated as close to source KittyWampus Aug 2013 #16

Yes you have malaise Aug 2013 #20

Yeah, it's in all the IKEA stores here jberryhill Aug 2013 #19

At least IKEA uses sustainable wood. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #48

Or at least they say they do caraher Aug 2013 #65

You go Sweden! Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #31

You're welcome malaise Aug 2013 #40

Sweden does just about everything right. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #34

This only leaves us with only option Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #35

Someone really needs to stop these anti-murican enviro socialist euro-trash burning hippie freaks. Zorra Aug 2013 #37

the swedes started privatizing their education system in the 90s. they were early adopters HiPointDem Aug 2013 #39

Well, they are the right wing of Scandinavia. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #42

It does not appear that Sweden has "privatized" it's educational system. Zorra Aug 2013 #74

you need to do more research. the majority of 'free schools' are private, for-profit. HiPointDem Aug 2013 #75

perhaps a new export market has just opened up for us? 0rganism Aug 2013 #38

But we were just assured that this cannot be because Sweden is a radical, far-left, idealistic Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #41

If it weren't for all the cat litter, we'd be down to spooky3 Aug 2013 #44

Wow!! That's amazing! xoom Aug 2013 #45

We could send them Ann Coulter. Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #46

and John Tierney! MisterP Aug 2013 #68

Nope. Brigid Aug 2013 #84

I hadn't noticed you already posted this. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #47

The more the merrier malaise Aug 2013 #59

and the Dutch have run out of prisoners! trusty elf Aug 2013 #49

Shit I thought it was a Comrade Eddie thread. stonecutter357 Aug 2013 #50

I guess we know where we can send that barge from NYC... (NT) Heywood J Aug 2013 #51

Howzabout we send em our trash? Uben Aug 2013 #52

plasma gasification. all that trash is free energy and useable slag. Sunlei Aug 2013 #58

We could probably end the use of petroleum products for fertilizers. Crowman1979 Aug 2013 #61

Here in San Francisco, we're at 80% recycling. displacedtexan Aug 2013 #62

That's pretty good malaise Aug 2013 #64

Maybe the US can send them some of our garbage. Remember the Auntie Bush Aug 2013 #63

I remember that well malaise Aug 2013 #71

Would they accept the trash the GOP creates???? benld74 Aug 2013 #70

Creates? malaise Aug 2013 #73

I'd like to know more about ALL the systems in the countries that are working better than ours, snot Aug 2013 #77

We are just a turd world country anyway. BlueJac Aug 2013 #80

Back in the 80s' when I was working the horse tracks there was a training center in Florida toby jo Aug 2013 #82

For-profit operators ARE allowed to run schools in the US. raging moderate Aug 2013 #86

Exactly gopiscrap Oct 2013 #91

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #88

Factorys TVDS Oct 2013 #89

welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #90

No but I can join in welcoming you to DU malaise Oct 2013 #92