The Great Pacific Garbage Patch...

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:58 am

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...

So much for tropical paradise...

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:00 am

Yeah, that. Have you seen the beachfront in LA?

Monroe · Post by **Monroe** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:01 am

Maybe a company should begin heading there to recycle stuff?

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:03 am

Cpl Kendall wrote:Yeah, that. Have you seen the beachfront in LA?

Not in about ten years. This really pisses me off. Shouldn't we use material that lasts nearly forever for things we expect to last - not things we toss out? The rest should be carefully monitored. What a f*cking offensive situation. I happen to love the ocean, personally.

EDIT:

Monroe wrote:Maybe a company should begin heading there to recycle stuff?

I thought that myself. If they can send massive ships to sweep the sea clean of fish, they shouldn't have any trouble sending a massive collection ship to pick this crap up.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:10 am

Tsukiyumi wrote:
Not in about ten years. This really pisses me off. Shouldn't we use material that lasts nearly forever for things we expect to last - not things we toss out? The rest should be carefully monitored. What a f*cking offensive situation. I happen to love the ocean, personally.

I'm from the Vancouver are, so I remember the incidents of trash washing up like in the article (especially the shoes). Personally I miss the glass and paper containers we used to have. You used to turn them in all the time because you actually got money for them.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:13 am

Cpl Kendall wrote: I'm from the Vancouver are, so I remember the incidents of trash washing up like in the article (especially the shoes). Personally I miss the glass and paper containers we used to have. You used to turn them in all the time because you actually got money for them.

I remember getting money for glass when I was a kid. I don't know if they even do that anymore. I miss glass and paper as well; I guess most people would rather have convenient plastic containers rather than survive as a species.

Post by **Teaos** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:36 am

Yeah survival is SO over rated.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:42 am

Dont'cha know? Enviromentalism is totally 1980's, son.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:35 pm

Tsukiyumi wrote: I remember getting money for glass when I was a kid. I don't know if they even do that anymore. I miss glass and paper as well; I guess most people would rather have convenient plastic containers rather than survive as a species.

They do in British Columbia (at least in the Lower Mainland area), there's a recycling depot near my parents place where you can bring in glass, plastic cardboard etc. and get paid for it.

Post by **Teaos** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:13 pm

Sweet the only thing we used to get paid for is aluminum cans. We dont even get that anymore.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:54 pm

Teaos wrote:Sweet the only thing we used to get paid for is aluminum cans. We dont even get that anymore.

Do you get money back from beer bottles?

Post by **Teaos** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:13 pm

Nope. Well we do from swappa crate bottles (ones about tripple the size of normal bottles) but not from normal ones.

The local beer brands do have a deal though, 1000 bottle tops of their brand and you get a free keg of their beer.

Monroe · Post by **Monroe** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:27 pm

Tsukiyumi wrote:Dont'cha know? Enviromentalism is totally 1980's, son.

Yeah Earth Day now is just ignored. Why when I was a kid we had events at school and the sunracer-- a solar powered car, would be talked about and all kinds of other crap.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:29 pm

Monroe wrote:Yeah Earth Day now is just ignored. Why when I was a kid we had events at school and the sunracer-- a solar powered car, would be talked about and all kinds of other crap.

Yeah, these problems were well known and well publicized in the '80s, and twenty years later, our progress is almost non-existent. Pathetic.

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:54 am

Very pathetic, there. May be cliche, but we only have on eplanet. We mess it up, we're dead. Simple as that.