let's have a discussion later about the realities of being poor but living on an island. then, we'll move on to topics like "to where? who is going to buy the land & pay for their houses? " no, never mind. i'm sure your level of thought would be disappointing at best, and possibly down there with hempy mcnoodle & 3berries...
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Millions of metric tons of plastic are produced worldwide every year. While half of this plastic waste is recycled, incinerated, or discarded into landfills, a significant portion of what remains eventually ends up in our oceans.
In fact, many pieces of ocean plastic waste have come together to create a vortex of plastic waste thrice the size of France in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii.
Where does all of this plastic come from? In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's Freny Fernandes and Louis Lugas Wicaksono used data from a research paper by Lourens J.J. Meijer and team to highlight the top 10 countries emitting plastic pollutants in the waters surrounding them.
Plastic’s Ocean Voyage
First, let’s talk about how this plastic waste reaches the oceans in the first place.
Most of the plastic waste found in the deep blue waters comes from the litter in parks, beaches, or along the storm drains lining our streets. These bits of plastic waste are carried into our drains, streams, and rivers by wind and rainwater runoff.
The rivers then turn into plastic superhighways, transporting the plastic to the oceans.
A large additional chunk of ocean plastic comes from damaged fishing nets or ghost nets that are directly discarded into the high seas.
Countries Feeding the Plastic Problem
Some might think that the countries producing or consuming the most plastic are the ones that pollute the oceans the most. But that’s not true.
According to the study, countries with a smaller geographical area, longer coastlines, high rainfall, and poor waste management systems are more likely to wash plastics into the sea.
For example, China generates 10 times the plastic waste that Malaysia does. However, 9% of Malaysia’s total plastic waste is estimated to reach the ocean, in comparison to China’s 0.6%.
So how much of the plastic in the ocean is from the US then?
Check out this burning plastic.
I'm sure the environment is fine.
Maybe next time it'll be in your neighborhood
The Fisher King sits fishing without yield in his Waste Land and guards the Holy Grail.
Hard to believe that they are allowed to transport that quantity of stuff that toxic on a rail system that crappy. There's no way Southern Pacific has the resources to do any sort of clean up. They will use their political clout to get away with a bullshit story about how safe the town is.
Norfolk Southern is the railroad.
Got any kids Mex?
