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Not saying this is good news, but given the current amount of plastic floating around in the oceans, isn't aggregating as a big chunk better for the environment
by rvieira 4y ago
Not saying this is good news, but given the current amount of plastic floating around in the oceans, isn't aggregating as a big chunk better for the environment[1] than disintegrating into micro-plastics or small debris?
[1] excluding the "no plastics in the ocean" choice, of course
- hollander 4y agoAggregating in one big chunk can be good news, if it is treated as a garbage collector and if the garbage is removed. If the plastic isn't removed, then it will be an eternal source of microplastics. I can't see how that is a good thing, unless some fish, bacteria or plant knows how to eat that plastic and make it into something harmless. I doubt that this will act like a plastic-magnet for the microplastics in the area.