![]() As the garbage truck drives away it passes another truck preparing to back down the ramp. With salt water lapping at its rear tires it stops, opens its tailgate, and dumps its load of cups, straws, bottles, shopping bags, fishing buoys, and nets.Ī minute later, this plastic waste is floating away on a journey to pollute the ocean and poison the food chain. The truck stops short and starts to reverse- beep, beep, beeping down a boat launch. Article body copyĪ garbage truck turns off the road, engine rumbling, brakes wheezing, and the smell of rot trailing in its wake. Listen now, download, or subscribe to “Hakai Magazine Audio Edition” through your favorite podcast app. ![]() ![]() This article is also available in audio format. Stream or download audio For this article Septem| 2,900 words, about 15 minutes Share this article To really make a difference, here’s what we should do instead. Photo by Abaca Press/Alamy Stock Photo Scooping Plastic Out of the Ocean Is a Losing Game Open ocean cleanups won’t solve the marine plastics crisis. But as research reveals the origins and fates of plastic debris, we are confronted with a stark realization: that cleaning up the open ocean is not going to work. Plastic debris is a massive-and growing-issue for marine environments. ![]()
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