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> the giant pacific garbage patch Q: Do we know where the plastics in the pacific garbage patch actually come from?
by logifail 5y ago
> the giant pacific garbage patch
Q: Do we know where the plastics in the pacific garbage patch actually come from?
- handrous 5y agoLast I heard, the overwhelming majority of the plastic in the ocean comes from three or four rivers, none of which flow through OECD states. [EDIT] which is not to say that the plastic was not used and discarded in an OECD state, then shipped elsewhere for "disposal" (LOL).
- INTPenis 5y agoEven if a lot of garbage can be traced to Asian countries (that might be because of currents into the pacific) there is still a massive problem with plastic elsewhere. For example in a documentary with Simon Reeve where he tours the mediterranean he visits a conservation center for sea turtles. The staff there show him a bunch of plastic found inside the stomachs of two of their rescues and among the plastic found was a pasta wrapper. So I think the type of plastic in the worlds oceans is completely dependent on how streams communicate into the ocean.