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Thursday September 7, 2006
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Printer-friendly versionSend to friendPDF versionPretty disturbing video of why plastic in the ocean is a bad thing...

Please watch this short documentary that explores scientific investigation regarding the "explosive increase" of plastic debris in the world¹s ocean. Synthetic Sea depicts how this plastic menace is negatively impacting sea life in increasingly alarming ways.

Studies indicate less than 5% of plastic ever gets recycled, while each American is said to contribute some 65 lbs. of plastic into landfills each year. The ocean is especially susceptible to plastic pollution. It takes longer for the sun to break apart plastic in the ocean than on land because of the oceans¹ cooling capacity.

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#1Submitted by FlipFlop on Wed, 2006-09-13 08:00.

Just watched the video.

Just watched the video.  Thats very scary.  The ocean sampling found 6 pounds of plastic for 1 pound of planktin.  When you think about all the plastic that was ever created is still here and will never decompose, thats alot of plastic.  Everyone should be recycling or finding a biodegradable plastic.

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