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> "Once plastic has gotten into the open ocean, it becomes very expensive and fossil-fuel intensive to get it back out again," Miriam Goldstein, director of oce
by what_is_orcas 5y ago
> "Once plastic has gotten into the open ocean, it becomes very expensive and fossil-fuel intensive to get it back out again," Miriam Goldstein, director of ocean policy at the Center for American Progress think tank, recently told Reuters.
It's a great effort, but for now it seems like it's just trading pollution for pollution...
- MR4D 5y agoPollution isn't fungible, as mentioned in the article.
- what_is_orcas 5y agoSure, I guess my point is that it's not a simple equation. Personally, I think the plastics in the ocean are probably more harmful than the emissions required to clean it up, but it's not as simple as saying "look, we cleaned it up and now there's x-amount less pollution". I probably shouldn't make such brief, inarticulate comments.
- nobodyandproud 5y agoMost of the cleanup involves existing trash floating in the ocean. Capturing new trash requires a different approach.