Have You Heard of the Eastern Garbage Patch?

I hadn't. Before viewing the video at the link below, I had read a few weeks ago that oceanographers have found more plastic in the Pacific Ocean than zooplankton. Here's more info.

http://www.blueegg.com/videos/2007/8/14/egg-head-garbage-patch.go

What can we do to cut down on the amount of plastic that we throw away? We can recycle and reuse all that we can. We can also take our own canvas or paper bags when we go shopping and refuse the plastic ones at the store. Another option is to purchase items that are packaged in recyclable plastics and find alternatives for the products that are not.

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