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How Does All of That Garbage Get Into the Ocean in the First Place?
There's also the fact that sometimes wealthy countries ship their garbage as freight to poorer ones, "legally" or not.
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/years-after-2500-tonnes-of-canadian-trash-landed-in-manila-philippines-demanding-we-take-it-back
I think the solution is rather simple, create packaging which is based out of natural minerals. Which can transform into compost over time
I've always wondered what would happen if the nickel per can/bottle were increased. If it jumped to 15 or 25 cents, what impact would it have on recycling vs. can return centers? I know it's only a local fix, but I've seen glass bottles of milk with a $1 deposit, and I will positively be returning those.
Thanks for this insightful post, Rain. This is exactly why we are organizing the 5th annual Plasticity Forum (www.plasticityforum.com) in Shanghai on April 27-28. It's "a big conversation about the future of plastic" -- a material that is too valuable to waste, and yet is wasted by tons daily. The second day of the event will be a design workshop, held in conjunction with Shanghai-based CBi China Bridge and its nonprofit sister, Successful Design Organization, looking at design and sustainability issues. We want to keep this dialogue going, and find scalable solutions to the types of waste problems you cite above.