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The beach near us over the last 20 years or so has gone from having a bit of plastic and wood washed up, to having more plastic than seaweed. It's amazing how m
by monk_e_boy 11y ago
The beach near us over the last 20 years or so has gone from having a bit of plastic and wood washed up, to having more plastic than seaweed. It's amazing how much of it is rope and net. There is so much broken tiny bits of rope that it almost looks like a light dusting of snow some days. It's crazy.
Last week there were a whole bunch of milk bottles washed up and the crows were pecking holes in them and drinking the milk.
We also get plastic pallets washing up, they are about 1.5m sq.
But so many nets and rope.
- roflchoppa 11y agoYeah I've seen something similar on beaches around Half Moon Bay, and in the Don Edwards National Reserve. I started keeping plastic bags and gloves in my car, that way I can pick some of it out before i head back to my car.
- OliverJones 11y agoYup, same deal here on the shore of the Gulf of Maine. Lots of plastic trash, both from the fishing industry and from the land. Plastic boxes, bottles, bags, beach whistles (tampon applicators), as well as hunks of rope and net. I have trashbags in my trunk. I also have a trash grabber; it lets me get more stuff for a given investment of time. I like this floating dam idea. Hope it works. Hope the rubbish they scavenge can be dealt with safely.
- dghughes 11y agoThe switch from natural rope to plastic would be the main cause. I wonder if natural rope could be made as strong as modern plastics that way it would break down once in the ocean. I know fishermen prefer plastic since it lasts longer. Even lobster traps are plastic these days no more artsy wooden traps they're only for the tourists to buy.
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