Floating Garbage Patch ‘bigger than US’

Posted on Monday, February 4th, 2008

By ahedgehog

I heard in some towns in Germany they started charging people substantial amounts to haul away their garbage. People just started unpacking the items they bought with a lot of packing material right at the cash register. Manufactuers reacted quickly by reducing packing material for German businesses. Meanwhile, the Plastic Garbage Patch in the North Pacific Gyre continues to grow.

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