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Environment & Energy

Ptah

(33,024 posts) Fri Dec 2, 2022, 01:58 PM Dec 2022

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Interceptor 007 Faces the First Rain Event in LA (& stops 35,000 lbs of waste) The Ocean Cleanup (Original Post) Ptah Dec 2022 OP

so where does the waste end up? nt msongs Dec 2022 #1

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1. so where does the waste end up? nt

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 02:20 PM

Dec 2022

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2. I know for the Ocean Cleanup Project they separate and recycle as much as they can

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 02:37 PM

Dec 2022

I imagine they'll try the same with this. It means hand sorting, but that's how much of the plastic recycling is done now anyway.

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3. I hope it inspires people to stop throwing their trash where it doesn't belong