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> containers create new ecosystems. This is true particularly in deep waters, where most lost stuff is reclaimed by the ocean, eventually becoming home for fish

> containers create new ecosystems. This is true particularly in deep waters, where most lost stuff is reclaimed by the ocean, eventually becoming home for fish, and habitats where there was none. How often does this happen? What are the upsides and downsides? Do they destroy other habitats?

rob74 4y ago
Well, there is this ecosystem of orange plastic cats in France: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-have-garfield-phones-been-washing-ashore-france-30-years-180971835/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-have-garfield-...
- ojhughes 4y ago
  And Lego in Cornwall, UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28367198 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28367198
  - gspr 4y ago
    This is the starting point of the very article we're discussing!
  - netsharc 4y ago
    Tom Scott has a video, and it's not as cute as it sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FxfXVuHRjM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FxfXVuHRjM