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Sadly 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, wit
by arcticbull 4y ago
Sadly 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...