I certainly hope they can get a handle on this. To me it seems most of the other environmental issuse can only be seen on paper and such through studies by scientists whose findings or opinions can vary widely. This is one of those things that is more tangible to the lay person. It's absolutely disgusting.

Of course we in the US is vilified for our wastefulness, the use of fossil fuel and the pushback on going greener. I'll have to agree with the statements although I'm one to push back on the many ideas of going greener. Part of my thinking is the fact that countries such as Indonesia are a larger part of the problem. Other industrialized countries such as China with larger populations and countless other smaller nations and all island nations complelety don't give a rats ass about this issue. Also much of the trash we see in the oceans are not dumped there but find their way there through rivers and such flowing into the oceans. Out of all the cities I've lived in only one had a recycling program. Recycling is not cheap and has to be done on a concerted scale. I'm guilty. Everytime I buy a bottle of liquid laundry soap or a gallon of milk in a plastic jug or order takeout that comes in styrofoam containers it saddens me to know I'm part of a large problem. I live along the upper coast of Texas. It's infuriating the number of people that won't dump their trash in a receptacle or just take it with them. Or that it actually comes from shipping. Walking the beach you can find these small plastic bottles from shipping. These bottles I've found are condiment bottles used on ships. You'll see these triangular cut outs in them. These are bites sea turtles have taken thinking these are food. Many turtles are found sick or dead. Their stomachs full of this stuff. Eating it but getting no nutrition from it. Sometimes the beach has a layer of micro plastic that has washed up with the tide. Just beacause it's "micro" does not make it a good thing. It's in the environment to stay.