Some days ago a small piece of shocking of news stole my attention. There are apparently two enormous garbage-continents that combined are bigger than the north american continent and floating around in the pacific ocean. According to scientists, each year, these garbage infernos kill one million sea birds and 100 000 mammals. Other interesting caracteristics include predominant plastic composition, attraction forces by underwater currents and extremely rapid annual accumulation.
Dumping municipal solid waste into oceans is a fast strategy to get rid of the problem for many nations. However, sooner or later, we need to deal with the consequences of our own actions. Not to forget that plastic is practically non-degradable.
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