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Plastic pollution

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  • Started 2 years ago

  1. Kirstie
    User Profile

    The Great Pacific garbage patch is now estimated to be twice the size of France!

    Check out this long, but very informative media piece:

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/5208645/Drowning-in-plastic-The-Great-Pacific-Garbage-Patch-is-twice-the-size-of-France.html

    YUK!

    Posted 2 years ago #

  2. Mandy
    Administrator

    Fortunately, there's a billionaire (no not Branson)who's decided to take up this cause -
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/12/david-de-rothschild-plastiki-pacific

    He's going to sail across the Pacific in a boat made of recycled waste!

    Posted 2 years ago #

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