Comments on: The Great Lakes have some of world’s most concentrated plastic pollution http://greatlakesecho.org/2012/10/29/the-great-lakes-have-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-concentrations-of-plastic-pollution/ Tue, 21 May 2013 18:12:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Taking stock of the Great Lakes on Earth Day 2013 | All Things Great Lakes http://greatlakesecho.org/2012/10/29/the-great-lakes-have-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-concentrations-of-plastic-pollution/comment-page-1/#comment-69431 Taking stock of the Great Lakes on Earth Day 2013 | All Things Great Lakes Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:56:11 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=54560#comment-69431 [...] Great Lakes have some of the highest concentrations of plastics waste of any waterbodies on Earth (read more here). That is a sad commentary on our wasteful society on this, the 53nd anniversary of the first Earth [...]

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]]> By: leif http://greatlakesecho.org/2012/10/29/the-great-lakes-have-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-concentrations-of-plastic-pollution/comment-page-1/#comment-49753 leif Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:16:46 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=54560#comment-49753 Living on the beach of the Baltic sea, I can just say that this is how it starts….here we eat fish with 20 times the max limit of plastic, metal, medicines and other poissons….declared as noneatable food…..but who cares? One of the more “funny” effects is that we get a more homosexual population….;)

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]]> By: The Plastic River. There’s No Getting Away From This Problem. | Empress of Dirt http://greatlakesecho.org/2012/10/29/the-great-lakes-have-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-concentrations-of-plastic-pollution/comment-page-1/#comment-43268 The Plastic River. There’s No Getting Away From This Problem. | Empress of Dirt Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:13:33 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=54560#comment-43268 [...] “We had two samples in Lake Erie that we just kept going back and rechecking the data, because the co…” [...]

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]]> By: Article – The Great Lakes have some of world’s most concentrated plastic pollution | Keepers of the Water http://greatlakesecho.org/2012/10/29/the-great-lakes-have-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-concentrations-of-plastic-pollution/comment-page-1/#comment-42224 Article – The Great Lakes have some of world’s most concentrated plastic pollution | Keepers of the Water Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:59:31 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=54560#comment-42224 [...] Read the original post on Great Lakes Echo Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this. [...]

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]]> By: The Great Lakes have some of world’s most concentrated plastic pollution | evolvESustain http://greatlakesecho.org/2012/10/29/the-great-lakes-have-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-concentrations-of-plastic-pollution/comment-page-1/#comment-42174 The Great Lakes have some of world’s most concentrated plastic pollution | evolvESustain Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:09:45 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=54560#comment-42174 [...] more from Great Lakes Echo | Tagged Manufactured Resources, Pollution & Emissions, Waste Management & Recycling, Water Conservation & Management [...]

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]]> By: The Great Lakes have some of world’s most concentrated plastic pollution | News from the Library http://greatlakesecho.org/2012/10/29/the-great-lakes-have-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-concentrations-of-plastic-pollution/comment-page-1/#comment-42159 The Great Lakes have some of world’s most concentrated plastic pollution | News from the Library Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:21:45 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=54560#comment-42159 [...] Read the full story at Great Lakes Echo. Plastic pollutants circulate in pockets of the Great Lakes at concentrations higher than any other body of water on Earth, according to a recent State University of New York study. [...]

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]]> By: Susan http://greatlakesecho.org/2012/10/29/the-great-lakes-have-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-concentrations-of-plastic-pollution/comment-page-1/#comment-42151 Susan Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:46:18 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=54560#comment-42151 Banning plastic bags is a start, but the reality is we live in a society loaded with plastic, and the plastic molecules are showing up in human blood, including cord blood of newborn babies. Micro-molecules of plastic are not just from grocery bags, often it’s from polyester and man-made technical fabrics including nylon, lycra & specialty fabrics found in athletic apparel. Evertime we wash clothing, micro-particles get washed into the water supply. Thanks for bringing this to light, hopefully we can get the word out and do something to improve the situation.I live near the Great Lakes and know it could be a great resource if we take care of it.

Here are some other ideas for choosing plastic-free options in consumer products: http://purehomeandbody.com/personal-body-care/12-clever-ways-to-replace-plastic/

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]]> By: Project GreenBag http://greatlakesecho.org/2012/10/29/the-great-lakes-have-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-concentrations-of-plastic-pollution/comment-page-1/#comment-42143 Project GreenBag Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:27:37 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=54560#comment-42143 Banning plastic bags is a step in the right direction. This is a big win for the environment.

If you are looking for a truly green and sustainable reusable bag, try Project GreenBag. They are made from 100% organic cotton, biodegradable, and made in San Francisco California = green American jobs!

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]]> By: Marcus Eriksen http://greatlakesecho.org/2012/10/29/the-great-lakes-have-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-concentrations-of-plastic-pollution/comment-page-1/#comment-42142 Marcus Eriksen Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:15:38 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=54560#comment-42142

Good article! I want to clarify that we found less plastic by weight, but much more by count, than what we find in the middle of the gyres. The centers of the subtropical gyres are stable high pressure systems where the wind and waves slow down. Plastic pollution accumulates there. In the Great Lakes we expected to find newer plastics that were less photodegraded. We did find that. What’s surprising is that we found very high counts of microplastics. One sample contained 1596 plastic particles. That’s much higher than the amount found in any trawl I’ve done in any ocean.

We solve the plastic problem by going upstream. That’s why we surveyed the Great Lakes. In the ocean, it’s difficult to point to a company or country and assign responsibility. We can do this near the coast, in rivers or lakes. To solve the ocean plastics problem we must reduce the loss of plastic from land. What out there now will eventually wash ashore on the windward side of islands, photodegrade completely, or be carried to the bottom of the ocean in the bellies of dying fish. Let’s focus our efforts on not adding more plastic to the sea.

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]]> By: Polythene Pam http://greatlakesecho.org/2012/10/29/the-great-lakes-have-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-concentrations-of-plastic-pollution/comment-page-1/#comment-42084 Polythene Pam Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:34:21 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=54560#comment-42084

Great article and yes we need to stop using plastic for everything, especially one use disposables.
Loads of plastic free stuff here sourced as part of our boycott http://www.plasticisrubbish.wordpress.com

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