Rubbish

STEED · 02-05-08, 05:56 PM

Rubbish dump found floating in Pacific Ocean is twice the size of America

That is going to really send the Greens around the bend.

Happy Times · 02-05-08, 05:59 PM

Disgusting if this is true..

Brag · 02-05-08, 06:38 PM

Tar pellets, plastic junk, you now find it washed ashore in the most remote places. The problem is far worse than described in the article.

HunterICX · 02-06-08, 05:50 AM

Indeed, thats really discusting

HunterICX

seafarer · 02-06-08, 08:18 AM

When I still did deep-sea marine biology and ALVIN cruises, one of the most common things seen on the bottom of the ocean (in 1500-4000m depth) was aluminum soda cans, especially coke cans. Most ocean going commercial ships still simply toss all their rubbish over the side, so it has to collect somewhere. Not to mention the renderings of massive drift nets that seem to foul the north Pacific everywhere (I was amazed how often we used to encounter them - they seemed everywhere).

That, and a lot of Pacific rim countries still use barges to dump much of their land based rubbish at sea.

Kapitan_Phillips · 02-06-08, 08:25 AM

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He warned that the rubbish could double in size over the next decade if consumers do not cut back on their use of plastics.

Or maybe there should be tighter control as to how waste is managed.

STEED · 02-06-08, 12:54 PM

Dumping rubbish at sea is so easy as no one cares or should I say they look the other way.

StarFox · 02-06-08, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Dumping rubbish at sea is so easy as no one cares or should I say they look the other way.

I was watching a show on the History Channel. "We have treated the ocean as both our food locker and our Toilet"

CCIP · 02-06-08, 01:26 PM

Didn't someone propose collecting this and trying to make a profit through recycling?

Cause seriously, someone's gotta do it. I think a few of the world's governments could get together and pitch some cash for someone to start up an operation like this - given the composition of this, I suspect there would soon be a return.

...that's just speaking pragmatically of course. Really, what I think is that the world's major garbage producers have to go and pick it up now.

FIREWALL · 02-06-08, 01:31 PM

It's a crying shame that the most Fantastic and Beautiful resource is used as a GARBAGE DUMP and the big players don't care.

TteFAboB · 02-06-08, 11:55 PM

Lego bricks? One man's trash...

kiwi_2005 · 02-07-08, 12:22 AM

Thats bad

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Yahoshua · 02-07-08, 10:28 PM

We could start burying the stuff in the Sahara desert......

Onkel Neal · 02-07-08, 10:31 PM

Dang! "Twice the size of America"... why, that's about three times the size of Texas. Quick! HunterICX, warm up the ship, let's get to it, plant a flag, and claim it for Subsim. I'll make you Vice President. Next, we'll declare war on America, quickly surrender, and let the US rebuild us.

Yahoshua · 02-07-08, 11:32 PM

I don't think it'll run out that smoothly....they might actually come after us after we've been ousted from power.

02-05-08, 05:56 PM	#1
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Rubbish Rubbish dump found floating in Pacific Ocean is twice the size of America That is going to really send the Greens around the bend. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

02-05-08, 05:59 PM	#2
Happy Times Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,950 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Disgusting if this is true.. __________________

02-05-08, 06:38 PM	#3
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Tar pellets, plastic junk, you now find it washed ashore in the most remote places. The problem is far worse than described in the article. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

02-06-08, 05:50 AM	#4
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Indeed, thats really discusting HunterICX __________________

02-06-08, 08:18 AM	#5
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	When I still did deep-sea marine biology and ALVIN cruises, one of the most common things seen on the bottom of the ocean (in 1500-4000m depth) was aluminum soda cans, especially coke cans. Most ocean going commercial ships still simply toss all their rubbish over the side, so it has to collect somewhere. Not to mention the renderings of massive drift nets that seem to foul the north Pacific everywhere (I was amazed how often we used to encounter them - they seemed everywhere). That, and a lot of Pacific rim countries still use barges to dump much of their land based rubbish at sea. __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

02-06-08, 12:54 PM	#7
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Dumping rubbish at sea is so easy as no one cares or should I say they look the other way. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

02-06-08, 01:26 PM	#9
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Didn't someone propose collecting this and trying to make a profit through recycling? Cause seriously, someone's gotta do it. I think a few of the world's governments could get together and pitch some cash for someone to start up an operation like this - given the composition of this, I suspect there would soon be a return. ...that's just speaking pragmatically of course. Really, what I think is that the world's major garbage producers have to go and pick it up now. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

02-06-08, 01:31 PM	#10
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	It's a crying shame that the most Fantastic and Beautiful resource is used as a GARBAGE DUMP and the big players don't care. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

02-06-08, 11:55 PM	#11
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Lego bricks? One man's trash... __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

02-07-08, 12:22 AM	#12
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Thats bad . __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

02-07-08, 10:28 PM	#13
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We could start burying the stuff in the Sahara desert...... __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

02-07-08, 10:31 PM	#14
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Dang! "Twice the size of America"... why, that's about three times the size of Texas. Quick! HunterICX, warm up the ship, let's get to it, plant a flag, and claim it for Subsim. I'll make you Vice President. Next, we'll declare war on America, quickly surrender, and let the US rebuild us.

02-07-08, 11:32 PM	#15
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't think it'll run out that smoothly....they might actually come after us after we've been ousted from power. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua