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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #45 on: August 16, 2021, 01:39:54 PM »
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #46 on: August 28, 2021, 12:10:43 PM »
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #47 on: August 28, 2021, 01:05:27 PM »
>cutlery

F*ck cutlery, it is the plastic drink bottles that I see everywhere.  Let me know when a gov -any gov- quits sucking the lobbyists' t##s and bans those.
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #48 on: August 28, 2021, 02:01:59 PM »
> plastic drink bottles

I think I see 3 water bottles for every beverage bottle.  Everybody walks around with a water bottle, most filled with glorified tap water, to stay hydrated.  We have to be the most hydrated people on the planet.  But the water bottle thing can be solved by habit change.  Get people to carry a reusable water bottle instead of some Nestle water brand, single use bottle.  I think this is already slowly happening just from observation.
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #49 on: August 28, 2021, 02:21:57 PM »
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F*ck cutlery, it is the plastic drink bottles that I see everywhere.  Let me know when a gov -any gov- quits sucking the lobbyists' t##s and bans those.

Brilliant, say it how it is RC. :)

I agree, and fewer Children. Remember when the Chinese had a one child per couple law?  I was horrified at the time.  I can see that coming to the rest of the world. something has to stop us consuming the planet.

That would help fix it.
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #50 on: August 28, 2021, 02:33:07 PM »
>3 water bottles for every beverage bottle

I think you're being charitable ...more like 5-6.  I was using "drink bottle" as all-encompassing, but water bottles were top of mind.

>children

It appears that Western culture is working on that for various reasons, despite all the hand-wringing about "What about the economy??!!" But the 3rd world looks like a continuing problem, I'm guessing because of the children-as-safety-net more than the lack of birth control.
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #51 on: October 12, 2021, 03:33:53 PM »
Ocean Cleanup's supersized system proves its worth with "massive" haul

https://newatlas.com/environment/ocean-cleanup-supersized-system-002-test/
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #52 on: October 13, 2021, 04:32:38 PM »
Thanks. It's nice to have some hopeful news. That "catch" is both exciting and horrifying!
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #53 on: October 18, 2021, 05:36:00 PM »
It is really nice that they learned from their mistakes with the early design and improved their method of collecting the plastics.
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #54 on: March 05, 2022, 04:53:06 AM »
Oops, cleaning the Great Pacific Garbage Patch was probably a bad idea
https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/22949475/ocean-plastic-pollution-cleanup
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #55 on: July 26, 2022, 01:33:16 PM »
First 100,000 KG Removed From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/first-100000-kg-removed-from-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/

Debbie wonders how much diesel they used?
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #56 on: September 02, 2022, 08:43:10 PM »
Ocean Cleanup study states Pacific Garbage Patch is mostly fishing gear

https://newatlas.com/environment/ocean-cleanup-project-great-pacific-garbage-fishing-gear/
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #57 on: December 13, 2022, 05:07:19 PM »
I started to put this in the Robots Incoming thread.

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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #58 on: January 24, 2023, 01:50:52 AM »
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Re: Maersk Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
« Reply #59 on: May 06, 2023, 06:42:53 PM »
Coke to stop using plastic six=pack rings. Fiber replacement
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The dangers of plastic rings have long been a topic of concern among conservationists and marine biologists.
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