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Anecdata: I rarely counter Coca Cola bottles on the few times during August when I clean a small section of beach here in Portugal. What does occur in large qua
by smackay 7y ago
Anecdata: I rarely counter Coca Cola bottles on the few times during August when I clean a small section of beach here in Portugal. What does occur in large quantities are the plastic stems of cotton buds (which I think are banned in the USA) and liquid yogurt bottles. So Nestlé would be a better target - at least in Europe.
Also eat less fish - the seas will be healthier and there will be a lot fewer nets, ropes, hooks and floats washing up and fewer birds tangled up in them too.
- goda90 7y agoI think most cotton buds(which we call cotton swabs) in the US use rolled paper for the stem, but I'm not aware of any ban on plastic ones.
- OrgNet 7y agoI just looked at two brands that i have around and one has paper stems (Equate) while the other uses plastic tubing (Assured).
- Thlom 7y agoThere’s huge “ghost nets” lost from fishing vessels floating around the worlds ocean and constantly catching fish.
- telesilla 7y agoI've spent time beach cleaning in the Mediterranean and fishing nets are absolutely the worst. Those blue thing plastic threads that disintegrate and get everywhere: the beaches are bleached with it. I'm not one for sharing Facebook videos but if you want to see impact: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1727552737379394 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1727552737379394