Garbage Patch
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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Plastic Bag By Ramin Bahrani
FUTURESTATES
In the end, the wayward plastic bag wafts its way to the ocean, into the tides, and out into the Pacific Ocean trash vortex - a promised nirvana where it will settle among its own kind and gradually let the memories of its maker slip away.
FUTURESTATES : Plastic Bag By Ramin Bahrani
Trashed
This is the story of garbage ... American style
TRASHED
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 05/31/2012)
TRASHED - This is the story of garbage ... American style
Trashed is a provocative investigation of one of the fastest growing industries in North America. The garbage business. The film examines a fundamental element of modern American culture...the disposal of what our society defines as "waste." It is an issue influenced by every American, most of whom never consider the consequences. Nor, it seems, the implications to our biosphere. At times humorous, but deeply poignant, "Trashed" examines the American waste stream fast approaching a half billion tons annually.
What are the effects all this waste will have on already strained natural resources? Why is so much of it produced? While every American creates almost 5 pounds of it every day, who is affected most? And who wants America to make more?
The film analyzes the causes and effects of the seemingly innocuous act of "taking out the garbage" while showcasing the individuals, activists, corporate and advocacy groups working to affect change and reform the current model. "Trashed" is an informative and thought-provoking film everyone interested in the future of sustainability should see.
Great News
EU unveils plans to pay fishermen to catch plastic
Trial project aims to provide fleets with an alternative income source income to reduce pressure on fish stocks
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the News
- Pacific garbage patch may change marine life
- Over the past four decades, the amount of broken-down plastic has grown significantly in a region dubbed the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Most of the plastic pieces are the size of a fingernail. During a seagoing expedition, researchers from the ...
- How a humongous garbage patch in the Pacific breeds new bugs (+video)
- The great Pacific garbage patch has created a new breeding ground for a marine insect, which in turn is changing Pacific ecosystems. By Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer / May 9, 2012 This March 2011 photo shows a Japanese home adrift in the ...
- Japan Tsunami Debris Looms Off US Coasts, Raising Environment Fears
- The Pacific Ocean is no stranger to litter, thanks to a big maritime mess known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. But for the past 14 months, a different type of debris has been sailing around the Pacific ? not the familiar bits of plastic found in ...
- Large Garbage Patch Damages Ecosystem
- The enormous loop of ocean currents in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean, sometimes referred to as the ?Great Pacific Garbage Patch,? has grown by a factor of 100 in the last 40 years. The Scripps team believes it is currently three times the size ...
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What are your thoughts on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
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Don_McCyclist
Jan 8, 2012 @ 9:07 pm | delete
- When I bring my own bags to reuse when I go shopping, I'm taking action against more bags being made. I'm grateful for collections of information on the topic such as this one. Thanks for your contributions on Squidoo!
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stockysister
Nov 17, 2011 @ 7:58 am | delete
- Good and informative lens. I wish the plastic gyres were an easy problem to fix!
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Young1
Nov 14, 2011 @ 10:13 pm | delete
- WOW This is great information. It really wakes you up and shows that you have to be really careful.
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sukkran Sep 26, 2011 @ 5:34 am | delete
- very important topic and well presented, informative lens on garbage patch.
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mermaidlife
Sep 23, 2011 @ 7:39 pm | delete
- I hate swimming through this Pacific garage patch. Seriously, thanks for bringing up this topic. It is a really bad situation and we need to address it.
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Tipi
Apr 18, 2011 @ 3:28 pm | delete
- Its even worse now with the radioactive spill after the earthquake in Japan. I remember when plastics where just becoming popular and how wonderful it seemed......little did we know but why we continue, I just don't understand.
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Anahid
Apr 10, 2011 @ 5:35 pm | delete
- Hi I heard Charles Moore presentation unbelievable problem the trash creates, We have to more than we do now. Great lens, very informative. Thanks. Anna
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UKGhostwriter
Apr 2, 2011 @ 6:55 pm | delete
- incredible lens - fantastic!
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