The slow demise of the planet by the consequences of human greed is unseen and unheralded and is unstoppable.

http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/scalefit_630_noupscale/569ea4632a00002c00030d0b.jpeg

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oceans-plastic-fish-2050_us_569e9963e4b00f3e986327a0


Quote:

In case you need further evidence that mankind is doing a remarkable job of destroying the planet, consider this: If we continue our ways, the world's oceans will soon be home to more plastic than fish. That's according to a new report from the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. "The best research currently available estimates that there are over 150 million tonnes (165 million tons) of plastics in the ocean today," the report reads. "In a business-as-usual scenario, the ocean is expected to contain 1 tonne (1.1 tons) of plastic for every 3 tonnes of fish by 2025, and by 2050, more plastics than fish (by weight)." In other words, in just 34 years, plastic trash in the ocean will outweigh all the fish in the sea.

stopping immigration will help keep world populations from increasing and therefore less trash..

on both accounts...

This is where we need a better form of capitalism .
This MUST be driven from the CONSUMER.
Dont blame business.

Consumers must start buying good quality, long lasting , beautiful things and go for quality not quantity.

This will turn off the manufacture of disposable junk , save the planet, and also give workers a chance to become "master craftsmen" instead of churning out garbage which is just stocking fillers for a population that attaches its ego to its possessions (or number of possessions).

The poor are the worst consumers.
they buy the big macs and deforrest the amazon to make patties.
they buy the 10 dollar shoes and shirts which they throw away after 6 months.
the poor need to buy less junk and more quality.
They could , for example, spend their income on an on line education course....this would create NO waste and would lead to self improvement.

It's worse because sea life and other animals are dying trying to consume this waste thinking that it is legitimate food.

Stupid human race destroying its own food supply :(

Of course they can't make bio-degradable plastics because that would cost more and upset greedy share holders so they would end up with less printed plastic money :(

The author doesn't appear to have read the report, if the pictures above are any indication.

' Today nearly everyone, everywhere, every day comes into contact with plastics – especially plastic packaging, the focus of this report.'

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_New_Plastics_Economy.pdf

aquascoot wrote on Jan 21^st, 2016 at 6:51am:

Consumers must start buying good quality, long lasting , beautiful things and go for quality not quantity.

Sometimes consumers aren't given that choice.

The report also cites -

'Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean'

reported

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/347/6223/768

From the abstract -

'Plastic debris in the marine environment is widely documented, but the quantity of plastic entering the ocean from waste generated on land is unknown. By linking worldwide data on solid waste, population density, and economic status, we estimated the mass of land-based plastic waste entering the ocean. '

lee wrote on Jan 21^st, 2016 at 11:37am:

The report also cites - 'Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean' reported http://science.sciencemag.org/content/347/6223/768 From the abstract - 'Plastic debris in the marine environment is widely documented, but the quantity of plastic entering the ocean from waste generated on land is unknown. By linking worldwide data on solid waste, population density, and economic status, we estimated the mass of land-based plastic waste entering the ocean. '

Denialists such as lee would deny their own existence if somebody was prepared to argue that issue with them.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jan 21^st, 2016 at 12:40pm:

Denialists such as lee would deny their own existence if somebody was prepared to argue that issue with them.

The old denialist card. Just never question the orthodoxy.

'economic status' - what do they do with that? Low economic status equals more waste eg Phillipines and the photos of the Pacific Garbage Patch. Or High economic status - more money , more waste?