63,000 pounds of trash pulled from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch(usatoday.com)

63,000 pounds of trash pulled from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/10/29/great-pacific-garbage-patch-ocean-cleanup-nets-63000-pounds-trash/6138815001/

2 comments

anakaine5 lat temu

International problems require international units of measurement.

28.5 tonnes. Basically one big semi trailer worth of a small continent sized problem. Keep the effort going!

throwawaysea5 lat temu

Thanks for putting that into context. I don’t want to be overly negative, but it feels like a small amount for a month long mission. Am I missing something?

sul_tasto5 lat temu

Per the article they are still in the testing phase, with plans to scale up.

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