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Originally Posted by MakoMike
Given Midway's location and the fact that it has been illegal to dump plastic from U.S. ships for over 20 years, I'd venture that 99.9% of that stuff is from non-U.S. sources.
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I wish that were true, but sadly it's not. Woody hit the nail on the head. Much of this stuff mixes with stormwater and finds its way into storm drains, then into rivers, and eventually into the Oceans. Did you see all the cigarrette lighters, bottle caps, etc.? That is litter from land-based human activities, and a good amount of it is coming from the US of A. We need to change people's attitudes and behaviors if we want to make any dent in the severe marine debris problem.
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