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Haven't we done enough harm to the oceans?
by arcticbull 4y ago
Haven't we done enough harm to the oceans?
- someweirdperson 4y agoWhile working down there, we could use the opportunity to remove some plastics.
- arcticbull 4y agoSadly there both no economic incentive to do that, and plastics dont really sink like that - or clump up. The 'great pacific garbage patch' is mostly water, with bits of plastic floating around. It takes years for the plastic to eventually migrate down to the deepest part of the oceans. [1] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/27/worlds-deepest-waters-ultimate-sink-plastic-waste https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/27/worlds-d...