The plastic problem

A friend of mine recently explained that during an ocean trawl, to gather plankton, small platic bits outnumber the plankton 48:1.  Read more about Captain Charles Moore's work at algalita.org/ .   This is a radical finding.  It is not an isolated incident, he has been quantifying the amount of non biogenic materials in these kind of trawls since the late 90s and the numbers keep rising.  NOt sure how well this has sunk in yet but the very building blocks of life, the bottom of the food chain in our Oceans is being displaced rapidly by our waste.

This problem needs to be resolved on a large global scale and will require us to act as we did as a planet in reducing CFCs.  The first way to stop is obvious, reduce plastic usage.  We all must transfer those disposable items we use for renewable or biodegradable versions.  We must work together to enforce better waste management and chip in when we see any release of these toxics into the environment.  Yes, pick up trash and support local movements such as healthebay.org/nobagday/2008/  and the Rise Above Plastics Campaign.