disturbing news on plastics

hello
say no to plastics
thats easier said than done
atleast avoid the
thin only once usable kind..
lest they become fish food...
here is some disturbing news..

NaturalNews) A mass of plastic debris twice the size of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State> is still growing in the <st1lace w:st="on">Pacific Ocean</st1lace>, fueled primarily by plastic trash generated on the land. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch consists of 3.5 million tons of trash, 80 percent of it plastic, floating in a rarely-traveled portion of the Pacific Ocean between <st1:State w:st="on">Hawaii</st1:State> and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">San Francisco</st1lace></st1:City>.

"With the winds blowing in and the currents in the gyre going circular, it's the perfect environment for trapping," said Marcus Eriksen, director of research and education at the Algalita Marine Research Foundation in <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Long Beach</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Calif.</st1:State></st1lace> "There's nothing we can do about it now, except do no more harm."

According to Chris Parry, public education program manager for the California Coastal Commission in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">San Francisco</st1lace></st1:City>, the garbage patch has been growing tenfold every decade since the 1950s. This corresponds with an equivalent increase in worldwide ocean debris.

The debris is highly dangerous to ocean life. Birds and marine animals may injure themselves by swallowing hard, indigestible shards of plastic. Animals like sea turtles, which mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, may also eat plastic that is less immediately harmful but just as fatal in the long term.

"These animals die because the plastic eventually fills their stomachs," said Warner Chabot, vice president of the Ocean Conservancy. "It doesn't pass, and they literally starve to death."

Plastic, which is synthesized from petroleum, can persist for decades before beginning to degrade, making it nearly impossible to get rid of once it is produced.

Parry and Chabot agree that the best way to keep the Great Pacific Garbage Patch from growing is to reduce production of plastic waste and use fewer plastic products at the consumer level as well.

"What we can do is ban plastic fast food packaging," Chabot said, "or require the substitution of biodegradable materials, increase recycling programs and improve enforcement of litter laws."
natural news..


sathya

 

hello roopa


the world around
has to take notice
and carry bags
of jute, cloth
baskets for buying
grocery/veg etc...
but the world is going so fast
you think they will notice...
if he is using why cant i
attitude is growing...

sathya

 

hello bhargavi

thats nice to know
they are giving it in paper bags
paper bags must be made
more attractive
so that people will want it
in lieu of plastic ones

sathya

 

hello pavithra

sure is good to know
atleast the plastics is kept
in use for sometime
or we will sure end up
with a new plastic garbage
island..

sathya

 

hello janaki

na dont feel bad
we usually put our good hearts
to dry up up in the tree
(if you can find a tree...!!)
then go about doing everything
to drown us in our own
making...
god help us help ourselves
soon...

sathya