runner,

I'd have that looked into.

It could be emotional incontinence or Pseudobulbar (PBA_.
It occurs secondary to a neurologic disorder or brain
injury. Have it checked out.

Hasbeen,

Of the 260 million tons of plastic the world produces
each year about 10% ends up in the ocean. 70% of the
mass eventually sinks damaging life on the seabed.

Over 100 million marine animals are killed each year
due to plastic debris in the ocean. Currently it is
estimated that there are 100 million tons of plastic in
oceans around the world.

But hey - you didn't see any of it floating on top -
so it doesn't exist.

Awesome.

Maybe you should join runner in laughing about it.

'I'd have that looked into.

It could be emotional incontinence or Pseudobulbar (PBA_.
It occurs secondary to a neurologic disorder or brain
injury. Have it checked out.'

I think you are right Foxy either I am going a bit mad or your great 'learning' has dumbed you down to levels I would not of thought possible. Problem is most the pysch's are half crazy.

Just about everything comes in plastic, even bales of hay are now plastic wrapped as are lots and lots of pallet loads of (what ever) that is in plastic bags because a plastic wrap around the pallet ensures that the load doesn't slip.

I got a new trailer number plate a few weeks ago and it was plastic wrapped, furthermore "Fitting and Maintenance Instructions"
No 4 says that the plates should only be washed in a mild detergent etc.

This is a NUMBER PLATE for a road vehicle and is subject to dust, flying road grit and stones, as well as heat, frost, snow, ice and large temperature changes.

No wonder we have problems.

Hasbeen you sun me at times, I just find it hard to believe even you have not seen the results of our throw away world while at sea, look at the recent films of Bali and Indonesia, or if you want pull up on any highway near a take away food shop, go to the nearest open drain, one that carries a lot of water in heavy rain,the trail of junk will be right in to adjoining paddocks,some councils , here and over seas, put what looks like prawn nets with big pockets over them and replace them every year.even the greens, [you know they are not my cup of tea] get some things right, just as your conservatives, or is it ultra conservatives? do,rechtub, willing to pay extra, even your profit, to get brown paper bags,they, like the current plastic after going under the lawn mower with grass cuttings, emerge ready for the compost bin, no waste

Hasbeen,
I went for a cruise up to Princess Charlotte bay from Cairns & didn't see anything at sea but hey, go ashore & the high tide mark is marked by rubbish as far as the eye can see & the further north you go the worse it is. Oddly enough though shopping bags are hardly represented. I think this is because shopping bags are light & they get blown inland. I mean hardly any shopping bags would be taken on boats plus they do break up fairly quickly but out of sight & out of mind doesn't mean out of the environment.

Been there, done that Individual, & like you. found incredible amounts of flotsam. As mentioned on another thread, huge numbers of thongs, even a complete ships pilot boarding ladder, but no plastic bags. I wish people would put the lid on their eskys before losing them, so they were some use to the finder.

I have traversed a lot of drying reefs, where things like raincoats get hung up on the coral, but no plastic bags. Shirts, swimsuits, towels all present & correct, but no plastic bags.

I had fun imagining how the bottom half of a bikini came to be washed ashore on a small isolated island, & what may have caused a lady to lose it, but no plastic bags.

Foxy, just where do you get this rubbish? I think you have been reading those greeny/lefty propaganda publications again, or are still listening to their ABC.