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minus-square@bstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 months agoHmm. Perhaps the beaches shouldn’t be the prioritized focus for developing alternatives to plastic. If it’s on the beach, it can be picked up. Today, tomorrow or eventually. I think the plastic that can’t be as easily be collected ought to be replaced by alternatives first.
minus-square@then_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish25•2 months agoIf it’s on the beach it’s been washed up there. The stuff that’s washing up can be collected, sure, but that represents a small percentage of the overall amount that there is.
minus-square@Obelix@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 months agoIf it gets swept up on the shore, it’s in the ocean. So it totally makes sense to prevent it from being there.
Hmm. Perhaps the beaches shouldn’t be the prioritized focus for developing alternatives to plastic.
If it’s on the beach, it can be picked up. Today, tomorrow or eventually.
I think the plastic that can’t be as easily be collected ought to be replaced by alternatives first.
If it’s on the beach it’s been washed up there. The stuff that’s washing up can be collected, sure, but that represents a small percentage of the overall amount that there is.
Excellent point.
If it gets swept up on the shore, it’s in the ocean. So it totally makes sense to prevent it from being there.