The World’s Trashiest Beach Is on a Remote Island in the South Pacific
May 17, 2017 12:15:13 #
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/henderson-island-plastic-trash?
With our throw away society, plastics have become a blight upon our lands and oceans. I remember the days when milk was delivered in bottles and we had to pay deposits on beer and pop bottles. Meat was wrapped in grease-proof paper and over wrapped with newspaper!
With our throw away society, plastics have become a blight upon our lands and oceans. I remember the days when milk was delivered in bottles and we had to pay deposits on beer and pop bottles. Meat was wrapped in grease-proof paper and over wrapped with newspaper!
May 17, 2017 20:07:17 #
I always felt that we should go back to reusable bottles that you have to leave a deposit for. That one thing would eliminate a lot of this problem.
May 17, 2017 21:16:52 #
WayneT wrote:
I always felt that we should go back to reusable bottles that you have to leave a deposit for. That one thing would eliminate a lot of this problem.
May 17, 2017 22:00:06 #
lmTrying
Loc: WV Northern Panhandle
One point most people don't understand is that in this country on most beaches, in the wee hours of the morning, before sun rise, some person drives a big tractor up an down the beach running a collection rake that picks up most all the trash. Otherwise, our beaches would look like that, too.
May 17, 2017 22:02:38 #
lmTrying wrote:
One point most people don't understand is that in this country on most beaches, in the wee hours of the morning, before sun rise, some person drives a big tractor up an down the beach running a collection rake that picks up most all the trash. Otherwise, our beaches would look like that, too.
Sad to say, that is probably true. The human kind has an immense propensity to foul its own nest.
May 18, 2017 06:24:04 #
If someone would pay for returns of plastic (like bottle return) it would cut this down by half. I don't think people pay attention to just what they are doing to this planet. They need to make images like these mandatory viewing whenever you purchase plastic bottles, wrap, etc. And yet, some people still wouldn't care.
May 18, 2017 08:18:49 #
machia
Loc: NJ
A return to glass is the answer , at least in part . My friend who worked at Anhueser-Busch in Newark a few years ago showed me the new technology used in making their beer bottles . It's actually a plastic-glass . It's light and recyclable . Apparently not in wide use .
May 18, 2017 08:24:20 #
We don't need to use less, we need to throw away less. Almost all of this can be recycled!
May 18, 2017 08:54:55 #
phlash46 wrote:
We don't need to use less, we need to throw away less. Almost all of this can be recycled!
May 18, 2017 10:38:39 #
We where recycling without knowing, now the industries have improved their profit margin on the back of the environment and we'll be paying for the coming century's
May 18, 2017 10:46:45 #
Fotoserj wrote:
We where recycling without knowing, now the industries have improved their profit margin on the back of the environment and we'll be paying for the coming century's
Yup.
May 18, 2017 11:15:28 #
As a boy I remember going into some of the smaller neighborhood stores that sold everything in bulk. Nothing was packaged, you bought hot dogs by the piece at the meat counter, we used all fresh vegetables, dry goods like beans were in barrels or large cans or still in the burlap bag that we just scooped out and weighed. I think we should go back to more of this to help eliminate packaging thus eliminate a lot of waste.
May 18, 2017 12:09:23 #
WayneT wrote:
As a boy I remember going into some of the smaller neighborhood stores that sold everything in bulk. Nothing was packaged, you bought hot dogs by the piece at the meat counter, we used all fresh vegetables, dry goods like beans were in barrels or large cans or still in the burlap bag that we just scooped out and weighed. I think we should go back to more of this to help eliminate packaging thus eliminate a lot of waste.
Ah, those were the days.
May 18, 2017 12:31:16 #
Pepper
Loc: Planet Earth Country USA
In our state (Iowa) we pay a deposit on carbonated soft drinks and the bottles and cans have a five cent return value. Kids and the homeless collect them for the cash. Politicians gloat as to the success of this program. The question was asked, if this program was so successful, why couldn’t it be expanded to non-carbonated drinks? The answer was that the nickel deposit would be too hard on the poor and the manufacturers of the tea, coffee, water and so on. I’m not sure I understand why as you get your nickel back when you return the empty but I suppose someone has the answer.
May 18, 2017 12:41:49 #
Pepper wrote:
In our state (Iowa) we pay a deposit on carbonated... (show quote)
Good for Iowa. As for politicians, they always seem to have an answer!
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