Don’t go near the water
Don’t you think it’s sad
What’s happened to the water
Our water’s going bad
Oceans, rivers, lakes and streams
Have all been touched by man
The poison floating out to sea
Now threatens life on land
Don’t go near the water
Ain’t it sad
What’s happened to the water
It’s going bad
“Don’t Go Near the Water” – The Beach Boys
When I walk along the beach, I will find a plastic bottle or bag floating to shore. I think to myself ,” What amazing fleshbag dumped this into water?”. It never occurred to me that certain ocean currents have all this plastic trash gathering in areas of the Pacific Ocean twice the size of Texas. Some of the trash is found floating in an area of water called the North Pacific Gyre . The currents can hold all this garbage for years!
Most of this garbage is plastic and breaks down slowly, making the water have a “snowglobe” appearance. Ever wonder what happens to the fish when they eat it and what happens to you when you ingest that Filet O Fish?
Stumble It!
I keep hearing about this but I am not hearing about anyone doing anything about it … prevention, cleanup, education, etc. You?
i have not heard of any international laws that would asses this problem..i’m hoping that someone will comment so we can pass the word!
seeing these images just shocked me. We used to treat rivers and lakes as dumping grounds; when that become too much, we had to clean up those waterways. Right way, we see the ocean as an infinite sink for our pollutants, waste, and plastic bottles. This must change. Lest the earth choke under the weight of modern, mechanised man.
Thanks for your response …I agree. The oceans are huge but not limitless.
A thought just occurred to me. If we could figure a way to make the floating garbage recyclable or as an actual “resource” with value to industry… i.e., convert it to some other form of energy, then maybe corporate greed would drive a cleanup. Just a thought. Similar to the idea of burning garbage in place of coal and other fossil fuels to generate electricity.
great thought…Thanks Tony! now if only corporate america is listening
Why is there not a law that all plastic’s be banned.That more re-cyling is done,and laws passed that will stop the posioning of our world.
This is our earth,without it we will all die.Why does not government do something so it does not get out into the ocean.
Where are the videos or phoros of this giant heap. I don’t want to see artist renderings, photographs of trash washed up on a beach or random floating bits here and there, no fancy computer graphics and maps. I would like to see some real aerial photography of the actual Great Pacific Garbage Patch. I have read stories that say it is twice the size of Texas, and some that say it is twice the size of the entire US. Either way, I think something like that would be VERY visible from the sky. Why are there no actual photographs of it?? Probably because it’s pure bs.
well Bryan, you’d be the first to board the “garbage dump in the Ocean is bullshit !” camp. but please forward any facts you might have…