Sunday, 26 September 2021

Scooping Plastic Out of the Ocean Is a Losing Game

quote [ Open ocean cleanups won’t solve the marine plastics crisis. To really make a difference, here’s what we should do instead. ]

Swimming in a plastic ocean
[SFW] [environment & nature] [+4 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks]
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C18H27NO3 said @ 8:09pm GMT on 27th September
Technical difficulties aside, there is no customer for the technology needed beyond charitable endeavours and no viable market for the collected material.

If we keep thinking that the only solution is for free markets to be pivotal in waste removal then we are all fucked. it's what got us here in the first place.


C18H27NO3 said @ 9:46pm GMT on 27th September
Technical difficulties aside, there is no customer for the technology needed beyond charitable endeavours and no viable market for the collected material.

If we keep thinking the only solution is for free markets to be pivotal in waste removal then we are all fucked. it's what got us here in the first place.



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C18H27NO3 said @ 8:09pm GMT on 27th September [Score:2 Insightful]
Technical difficulties aside, there is no customer for the technology needed beyond charitable endeavours and no viable market for the collected material.

If we keep thinking the only solution is for free markets to be pivotal in waste removal then we are all fucked. it's what got us here in the first place.




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