ArmiyaRomanova Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/19/SS6JS8RH0.DTL More a floating island of garbage twice the size of Texas - almost nine times the size of Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelly Terraces Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Lets face it, the whole world is now so horrifically polluted that the game will be up sooner rather than later. We had it good for so long, but took the p*ss. You always end up paying a big price when that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I blame Tesco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Bet it would be pretty rubbish to live there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Mind boggling. Buffalo Bill . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveandal Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 If we ignore it.... It might just go away.......worked with my last g/f http://scotsport.podbean.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmiyaRomanova Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 Bet it would be pretty rubbish to live there You could get a cheap 'package' holiday there though, I bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmiyaRomanova Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 If we ignore it.... It might just go away.......worked with my last g/f Was she the size of a small continent too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Bet it would be pretty rubbish to live there Some folk wouldn't mind: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Motherwell could play there home games on it till the end of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Motherwell could play there home games on it till the end of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 No joke! Did you see the state of it when they played celtic the other day. It looked like a building site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Interesting that aren't any conclusive pictures of this on the internet. I mean, if something twice the size of Texas is floating about the ocean, you'd think there'd be a least one picture of it? Buffalo Bill . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boaby Ewing Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Interesting that aren't any conclusive pictures of this on the internet. I mean, if something twice the size of Texas is floating about the ocean, you'd think there'd be a least one picture of it? Buffalo Bill . I was thinking the same thing - did a bit of googling and one article said the majority of it lies just below the surface and is largely transluscent so can't be photographed from the air. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/world/continentsized-swirl-of-rubbish-raises-alarm/2008/02/04/1201973803143.html?page=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Reminds me of being in the Maldives. I was lying on the beach in a tropical paradise when a McCain frozen chips bag washed up on the shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmiyaRomanova Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 Here's a bit of documentary footage http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1485308505 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Reminds me of being in the Maldives. I was lying on the beach in a tropical paradise when a McCain frozen chips bag washed up on the shore. Did that make you feel homesick for Blighty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I was thinking the same thing - did a bit of googling and one article said the majority of it lies just below the surface and is largely transluscent so can't be photographed from the air. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/world/continentsized-swirl-of-rubbish-raises-alarm/2008/02/04/1201973803143.html?page=2 Ah, now it makes a bit more sense. In a way, it would've been quite nice for it to have been a giant floating island. Then we could've sent away all society's undesirables: Buffalo Bill . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Ah, now it makes a bit more sense. In a way, it would've been quite nice for it to have been a giant floating island. Then we could've sent away all society's undesirables: Buffalo Bill . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Merse Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Ah, now it makes a bit more sense. In a way, it would've been quite nice for it to have been a giant floating island. Then we could've sent away all society's undesirables: Buffalo Bill . Your photo obsession brightens up my day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Your photo obsession brightens up my day! Thanks:) Buffalo Bill . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompleteIdiot Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Interesting that aren't any conclusive pictures of this on the internet. I mean, if something twice the size of Texas is floating about the ocean, you'd think there'd be a least one picture of it? Buffalo Bill . The use of the world "Island" is clearly spin (an island must be above water and surrounded by water) and it is further spin to add it to the word "Toxic". It sounds like a PR term invented by the hysterical Greens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neobis Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The use of the world "Island" is clearly spin (an island must be above water and surrounded by water) and it is further spin to add it to the word "Toxic". It sounds like a PR term invented by the hysterical Greens. The main issue of the article is to highlight the amount of rubbish that gets taken into the sea. Would you agree with these 4 points [a simple YES or NO will suffice]: Limit your use of plastics when possible. Plastic doesn't easily degrade and can kill sea life. Use a reusable bag when shopping. Throwaway bags can easily blow into the ocean. Take your trash with you when you leave the beach. Make sure your trash bins are securely closed. Keep all trash in closed bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobM Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Reminds me of being in the Maldives. I was lying on the beach in a tropical paradise when a McCain frozen chips bag washed up on the shore. I'd guess you felt much the same as me when having a drink in former haunt of Kerouac and the beats, Vesuvio in San Francisco, I glanced up at the TV and that **** Jimmy Carr was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompleteIdiot Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The main issue of the article is to highlight the amount of rubbish that gets taken into the sea. Would you agree with these 4 points [a simple YES or NO will suffice]: Limit your use of plastics when possible. Plastic doesn't easily degrade and can kill sea life. Use what instead of plastic? Use a reusable bag when shopping. Throwaway bags can easily blow into the ocean. No. Get companies to provide biodegradable bags. No one wants to lug around a potato sack with handles. Take your trash with you when you leave the beach. Yes. That's called good manners. Make sure your trash bins are securely closed. Keep all trash in closed bags. Yes. Obviously. However, shouldn't this be a matter of lobbying the council who cause a lot of this by having tiny bins on streets and not emptying them often enough? See above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neobis Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 See below. See above. Would you agree with these 4 points [a simple YES or NO will suffice]: Limit your use of plastics when possible. Plastic doesn't easily degrade and can kill sea life. No. Get companies to provide biodegradable bags. Use a reusable bag when shopping. Throwaway bags can easily blow into the ocean. No. No one wants to lug around a potato sack with handles. Take your trash with you when you leave the beach. Yes. That's called good manners. Make sure your trash bins are securely closed. Keep all trash in closed bags. Yes. Obviously. However, shouldn't this be a matter of lobbying the council who cause a lot of this by having tiny bins on streets and not emptying them often enough? Man you love laying the blame on other people. So what you are saying that you would never use a re-usable bag? What happens when companies don't provide ANY bags? I can see you are trolling as per usual ........ P.S - Keep smoking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompleteIdiot Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 See below. Man you love laying the blame on other people. So what you are saying that you would never use a re-usable bag? What happens when companies don't provide ANY bags? I can see you are trolling as per usual ........ Using one of those monster potato sack shopping bags is fine - if you drive a car to do your shopping. What sort of company is going to make it difficult to buy things? Even Real Foods provides biodegradable bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neobis Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Using one of those monster potato sack shopping bags is fine - if you drive a car to do your shopping. 100% incorrect. I own numerous re-usable bags and I don't drive a car when I go to the shops. Why do you need to drive a car to use a re-usable bag ....... ..... I think someone is a little image concious ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 100% incorrect. I own numerous re-usable bags and I don't drive a car when I go to the shops. Why do you need to drive a car to use a re-usable bag ....... ..... I think someone is a little image concious ....... The shops come to me and when they don't, I have ruck-sacks and stuff. The number of times I have to say to the folk at Sainsbury's etc, "no, I don't need a bag for this sandwich and 500ml bottle of Coke." And I'm not even a hippy. Although Darling's budget pronouncement on bags ("We'll get really, I mean really cross if something (I don't quite know what) doesn't happen about poly bags by some indefinite time in the future.") was naff and political bandwagonning, I'm pleased that Marky's are going down the 'bag for life' route. Of course, I tell them I've been married for 18 years and if that isn't a bag for life, I don't know what is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neobis Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The shops come to me and when they don't, I have ruck-sacks and stuff. The number of times I have to say to the folk at Sainsbury's etc, "no, I don't need a bag for this sandwich and 500ml bottle of Coke." And I'm not even a hippy. If only we had more people like you but we don't we have people like ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmiyaRomanova Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 I was in a local supermarket in Amsterdam last month and was surprised to see a huge ungainly pile of cardboard boxes, packets etc... just after the checkouts. Then I realised what was happening. Some (not by any means all) shoppers were having their shopping scanned at the checkout, then before bagging it, removing all the excess packaging and slinging it in a pile for the supermarket to do something about. Good idea IMHO - it'd be a real step forward for major retailers to demand of manufacturers 'less packaging please, or we won't stock your stuff'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Companies will respond to consumer pressure, or to government action. In the absence of either, companies will take the line of lowest cost and/or least resistance. In March 2002, the Irish government introduced a consumer levy on plastic bags in shops and supermarkets. Usage of these plastic bags fell by over 90%. Before the tax, we all moaned about how we'd never cope without plastic bags and how much we'd all be ripped off by the tax. And afterwards? Easy peasy, plastic bags were just a bad habit. A lot of the rubbish we produce is down to bad habits. If people can't be persuaded to change those bad habits, reward them when they do or tax them if they don't. Simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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