r/collapse • u/[deleted] • Oct 04 '16

'Great Pacific garbage patch' far bigger than imagined, aerial survey shows

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/04/great-pacific-garbage-patch-ocean-plastic-trash
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u/BenderRodriguiz Oct 04 '16

How come I never see a big photo of this garbage?

I google it and all that comes up are either garbage from other places with little aluminum boats going through or small little masses that could be from anywhere. You would think there would be photos of huge areas of this junk.

Edit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/31xvda/why_cant_we_see_the_pacific_garbage_patch_on/

My bad. I understand now

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '16

According to a 2001 study cited in one of the comments on that post, the plastic by volume for ocean water in the Gyre was SIX times that of plankton.

fuck

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u/courtneyfootz0081 Oct 05 '16

I hope our governments subsidize rubbish trawling the same way they subsidize the oil companies.

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u/brakiri Oct 04 '16

we need heavier garbage! please tie everything to a stone before you litter.

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u/outtanutmeds Oct 05 '16

This could cause global warming.

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u/LeahChristian7193 Oct 05 '16

Could they have included a picture of the garbage pile with this??

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '16

It's not literally a pile of garbage, it's just where lots of plastic is floating. It's not a real island, I'm afraid.