You could say that. There are several huge plastic islands in the oceans, the biggest being x2 as big as Texas and 35 meters deep but nobody really is working on cleaning... While it would take no time at all if we work all together making the planet better instead of keep on destructing it, besides we owe it to nature and animals..
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toniimirrkareApr 28, 2026
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Unfortunately there is no profit in making the world a better place.
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QueblyJonesIIIApr 28, 2026
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You'd need to filter all the water on the planet to fix the mess. The visible garbage islands accumulated in vortices represent a vanishingly small portion of the [total waste](https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/microplastics-million-times-more-abundant-ocean-previously-thought-scripps-study-suggests). We are well past the point of remediation.
Edit: Also, most commonly produced filters fine enough to catch the teensiest microplastics are made of (drum roll) microplastics that will shed through mechanical ablation in the process.
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syhr_ryhsApr 28, 2026
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Changing World Technologies Thermal Depolymerization could change that all back into oil. Our world sucks because smart people are punished and stupid people are rewarded.
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QueblyJonesIIIApr 28, 2026
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The energy cost for that process is significant. That company's first attempt at it was processing bio-waste from farms (comparatively much easier, and they built their facility next door to a meat processor so transport costs were low) and they still went broke. Add in the amount of pollution you create getting the plastic out of the ocean and you're well into the negatives in terms of environmental benefit.
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Lord_of_SwordApr 28, 2026
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This article is from November 27th, 2025.
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BatkungApr 28, 2026
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I'm surprised that china hasn't built a base on them tbh
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