1.8 Trillion Pieces of Plastic Floating in Pacific Ocean
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2022
- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a growing area in the ocean located halfway between Hawaii and California. It contains an estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic. Ocean Voyages Institute is a California non-profit organization that hopes to remove some of that plastic. They took a ship called Kwai to “fish” for garbage. On a 45-day mission out to sea, Kwai picked up 96 tons of waste from the Pacific Ocean. Most of it was single-use plastics like toothbrushes that people use everyday.
I’m glad a large channel is talking about this situation. This is extremely concerning since sea animals can be eating this all of this plastic and dying due to it. One day there’s gonna be more plastic than fish in the ocean.
@@clinixxv222shut up I really could care less and I’m sure everyone else could say the same thing
Privatize the oceans
omg you're right! 😥
@@406fire9 why don’t you do something too
Current projections estimate that there will more tons of plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050.
This is really sad, but I’m thankful for those who clean our oceans.
I am sorry but cleaning is not going to help we need to stop making so much plastic and fish out the rest out of the rivers because that is where the most plastics end up in
o right like your thankful to the people planting trees when how many acres where destroyed each year alone more trees then we have dollars or the fact they cant clean faster then people add to it
I've always hated how my friends say that one person throwing their garbage on the ground won't do anything, but when everyone has that same mind set this is the horrible result.
Edit : of course I understand that waste isn't just from single use, I'm just stating my feelings on this. if everyone thinks oh what I'm doing myself can't be that bad then it becomes more of an issue than if we all just acknowledged our faults and work towards a better future, Because that's all we can really do.
Individual pollution is minuscule to the pollution of the many big companies
@Average User I most definitely have, just because you haven't experienced something doesn't mean it has never happened.
95% of garbage in the ocean comes from China and India
@@noahlevintholwinkler very true but just because it's miniscule doesn't mean it's a big problem, we should all be more responsible with our waste if not for ourselves for our children
@Average User were you there? do you know this person? 🤨 tf
This is disgusting, such simple things could avoid this, by population, government and companies. I've always done my part since I was a child, but unfortunaley that's not enough, since there's little to no investment in my city for sellective waste collection. I'm glad groups of people gather and put so much effort to compensate as much as they can for others' mistakes.
This is absolutely crazy! I feel so terrible for all the animals who died because of humans who don’t care. If only people somewhat contributed to save this planet… Oh well.
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@TECHNOBLADE IS BURNING IN H3LL ignore this clown.
@james tiberius thank you for not being a bot
I'm so happy to see that someone is doing something about cleaning our sacred waters. I have the upmost respect to you all! Keep up the fantastic work you're doing. Sending big hugs from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦♥️
This lady “ Most of it was single use plastics, like toothbrushes”
Me- who the heck uses a toothbrush once?
a single use toothbrush: one where the entire brush is thrown out instead of replacing the brush head
Exactly what I was thinking lol
Those who use hotel's toothbrushes.
Hotel toothbrush
@TECHNOBLADE IS BURNING IN H3LL where can i find ur kkk base at?
we should have more groups like them and dont throw trash in the ocean
Finally someone talks about this
There's got to be more than 1.8 trillion pieces to be filling up that huge area. And there's 4 other garbage patches in different parts of the world. This has been very underestimated, and that's just the surface of the ocean. God knows what trash has sank to the ocean floor.
We can't count the rest.. once a plastic molecule is bonded it never goes away.. so the plastic might break down to the molecular level but it's still there. Every human in the u.s. now tests positive for plastics in their system. Basically plastic molecules float around like dust and cover everything..
Yes, a lot of it is single use plastic.. But MOST of it is fishing nets from commercial fishing. Plastic can only be recycled 2-3 times before it becomes useless. Best practice is to find swaps for single use plastics and make sure you're using what have have to it's fullest potential. Recycling does help, but taking a good hard look at what you use as a consumer is what we all need to do.
*china has entered the chat*
There is one good thing about these great garbage patches which i think people might easily forget about. Mostly all the plastic will be in one place, instead of spread out across the entire ocean. Makes it at least easier to clean up but it will still take a lot of time and new technology of course
theres six patches now... there just smaller and people dont talk about them enough... one is in the antarctic
@@sotragespacefullgacha1430 i said these garbage patches indicating more of them. I already knew about them and the one forming in the arctic but the good thing about them existing is that the garbage is all in one place instead of spread out across the sea possibly at the bottom of the sea which would make cleanup a million times harder
actually, sad to say this may not be entirely true. Yes a lot of it does come together, but a lot of it also drifts onwards to deeper parts of the ocean. There have been plastic trash, and old fishing gear, and even broken boats that have been found originating from Asia and Japan, found on these shores in the pacific.
@@absbabs6153 ye but a lot of that is also gathered in big clumps you can focus on the big ones first then go around getting rid of the smaller pieces of plastic with future technology
Props to whoever counted everything
Feel sorry for the guy having to count the amount of trash 💀
I believe it was estimated
@@Imjustspeakingmymind yeah
u must be 12
@@isukarse it’s a joke bro
@@isukarse You must be fun at parties
Can we talk about how this is the fault of the fishing industry more than ours?
What I find weird is that its between Hawaii and California but the United States isn't taking responsibility because they say it's too far. 😂
Thanks Inside Edition for sharing this story of people doing some real good. I also thank this group for doing this and not waiting for others. Love also there not just putting it into a land fill, but trying to use the material as well. I think one option for this is to severely punish littering with huge finds, then the money is used for clean up.
Oh wait, so after a trillion it becomes important.
wdym? this is always a problem for decade's. just so you know there is so much trash underwater too
@@DirectorButter im pretty sure he was being sarcastic bud
1.8 trillion that’s a lot to clean up
This is real sad
Very scary is also micro plastic because its impossible to clear Ocean from it
fish has micro plastic too, the one that you would eat
@@DirectorButter fish, fruit, vegetables. Apples ranked the highest of all fruits for micro plastics. It is unavoidable. You probably ate or drank some micro plastics today.
This is horrible! Animals shouldn’t have to die because of human carelessness!!’ 😭🐠
Exactly this make me sad that people can’t throwaway trash
Humans will one day destroy themself because they will pollute all waters and destroy all animals.
I salute these people who spend their time removing plastic from the ocean. This action should be recognized and rewarded and punish countries or corporations that do nothing for the planet.
Thank you, for bringing to light this amazing story. The effects of plastic and garbage on our eco-system, there has to be a ecofriendly way.
Not sure how you can do a story on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch without even mentioning The Ocean Cleanup organization. TOC has been working for years to understand the content of the GPGP and to clean it up. It has a system in place which has been cleaning since last year and next year will launch a second system which can collect at a rate 10X greater than the current system.
Exactly!!!! I was looking for this comment. The Ocean clean up organisation is doing amazing work and has probably cleaned up way more then this one boat but it's not mentioned at all.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch actually originates from garbage from California and the neighboring areas. A big reason people haven't been able to be fully certain of its origin is because lots of it comes from the entire world as a whole. The garbage patch initially started small, but slowly grew, slowly developing its own weather, tides, and more. The wildlife, or what's left of the wildlife in the garbage patch area, have even started to slowly adapt to their inorganic environment. California needs to take responsibility, especially considering that the area of the Pacific where the garbage patch resides is considered part of the US.
Thanks for the motivation to clean the ocean and beach..
Thank you guys thank you
FunFact The name "bonobo" resulted from a misspelling. .
When will we learn?
It’s crazy that no country is willing to take responsibility for it.
California is the cause.
The government needs to fund more organizations like this
I love this, even better than The Ocean Cleanup using big diesel belching ships to tow around a barrier. Here in the Philippines we use river trash Kabooms to stop this before it gets into the Ocean. It will take both approaches and a lot of time to even make a dent in the huge problem.
I want to support this!
The richest people on the planet should be the people cleaning up the ocean, not the ones polluting it
Every piece of trash you pick off the ground counts.
Also there’s this company called 4 Ocean and they sell bracelets and stuff for every one thing you buy 1 pound of trash gets removed from the ocean!
I recommend that you check them out
Why would i buy their bracelets and stuff, when I'm not responsible for the garbage island?
Me: *"Who throws their toothbrush on the ground???*
The sad thing is that world leaders won’t do anything about it and will just leave this problem that will cause tragic consequences for the future generations to deal with.
I blame Big Corporations for using plastic for more profit!
no way ur blaming a company that tries making money, blame the people throwing it in there
Why is war being funneled so much money by governments where as individual, non-profit organizations have to deal with the really catastrophic issues of Earth?
Thank you for picking up that thrash out of the ocean.
The problem is that the plastic breaks down and turns into microscopic pieces that can’t be gathered easily
yeah, we need smaller forms of collecting plastic too, like some form of micro or nanobots, or some substance which is safe to use but can absorb plastic, that would be a gift from Heaven itself
After what? 100 years of it floating in the sea you finally say: "This is too much, let's take action"?
Plastic isn’t that old.
@@rosalindr4975 First made 1907
@@Trumpmugshot678 But it sucked. The better version became more commercialized in the 50's.
@@bmo9881 Thanks for the info, never knew.
If I had extra money just laying around and I didn't have to work for the rest of my life.. yeah I would also buy a big boat and collect garbage from the ocean. I would also get a big magnet to collect stuff from the bottom 😄
you should actually invest in more efficient methods
maybe you'll find treasure one day
Yeah have to magnet on a 2 mile long rope 💀💀
the magnet would kill fish
This is concerning of course, but we also have trash floating around in our political offices that we should be cleaning up as well, along with the executive offices in charge of mainstream media, entertainment, and those responsible for moderating what's viewed online/on television. we've got alot to clean up..... and alot, who need to get cleaned up🌚
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😂😂💯
@@rosalindr4975 Nancy Pelosi makes $115 million a year!
@james tiberius sometimes trash serves better as fuel than repurposed material
We got a lot of ocean cleanup organizations that will take care of our ocean for decades to come. 🌊
Single use plastic, such as toothbrushes, that people use every day.
Great editing IE 😆
Removes trash from the Ocean, proceeds to bury it on land.
Microplastics, yeah we killing you no matter where you put us.
most of it is from commercial fishing
This is what people need to see on the news
Is there any place people can donate or volunteer to help out I'd like to know
shoutout to the guy who counted all the plastic
We were fishing in the ozarks and we thought we can a HUGE fish on but instead it was a cup filled with concrete with a hook in it and that’s how we got it. Sad that people throw stuff in waters.
I used to want to move to LA but I’m thinking Denver now LA is turning into a mad max movie
im glad they clean up big time and help sea animals what a awsome time
guys take a look at ocean cleanup they're super amazing
as a kid (i am 17...which is still a kid)... well a younger kid, i never thought there was that much trash really... and now i am just worried
All the tourism that the west coast (especially Cali) and Hawaii get, I’m not surprised but this is still so saddening.
It would be Interesting to see how this planet will look In 200 years if we keep treating it like a landfill
There will be no life
Yeah we will soon have the better planet if everyone bad stops 🙂
@@Urshygirlflutter yeah
I guarantee you planet Earth wishes we would go away
Awesome!!!!
Politicians come and go just talk talk but no one wants to do clean up this garbage patch
feel like everyone near it should take responsibility and just send out some ppl on each end to pick it up cause if some rando has to do it for u that says a lot, no pressure but if we all worked together problem would be resolved much sooner
How about using less plastic daily?
Can’t cuz all these politician’s rather fill their pockets
My ass is not getting on a boat and going miles Into the ocean to pick up trash.
Hopefully we can start making this kind of thing as a job or something.
People have work and our planet can get cleaner. Sounds like a good trade off
We need to clean this up ASAP
if they found gold floating lets see how long it takes some country to claim that
Where do I sign up, to help! ?
I don't believe one nation is responsible... there's garage and plastic from every country in the ocean
not one nation. One species.
@@Jushwa The sea turtles planting plastic straws in the ocean so they can one day retake the land ... I dunno how but they will
Ocean Cleannup helping a lot
This plastic waste can be monitored by the satellites out in orbit.All commercial fishing and Cargo vessels move and crisscross oceans .Mainly monitor Indo/Pcific fleets and can oberve currents carrying them from one to the other. All Vessels must pay a toll annually to a Ocean safety organisation to monitor this waste.Further pumping bilge waste is another pollution subject matter. Great work.This observation is from an.Old Seaman cum Diver .
How does a toothbrush end up in the ocean
Remember even the littlest thing you do like throwing your trash away makes a big difference!
While you were counting them. Why didnt you pick them up?
Pollution at its worst
so how does it get into the ocean , do people migrate to the beaches and through all their plastic items into the ocean . or is it been channeled or dumped ?
Thrown on land, washed up by the rain sending the trash into our rivers which will then go into the ocean and the currents carry them all into that one area
I really hate seeing problems like pollution and climate change we all have to take part
How about the government gives them money to continue their work.
the companies who use all this plastic to sell and make stuff should contribute to the clean up
What about the customers?
hi
It looked like a lot of nets...
Whoever dumps their trash should be fined alot to fund these projects
4ocean does wonders of picking up this garbage too
“Most of it was single use plastic like toothbrushes people use everyday”. Someone hand inside edition a dictionary
Single use means something that can't be recycled
Hope they fix this soon.Or atleast help with these
love to Jamaica from russia, will visit island soon
im wondering if they can make a giant net wall to pick the trash up
I feel that all the accumulated plastic is basically free money for these guys. I mean, it's A LOT of Plastic.
I didn’t know plastic could be used as a fuel
Is that my tooth brush???
AMAZING JOB PEOPLE.
SAVE THE WORLD. ✌✌✌👍👍👍
Wow I’m shocked this is sad as people we need to do better the ocean is not a dump for garbage
Once a profit is made from cleaning up trash you won't be able to find any. Until then stop buying plastic.
I thought Mr. Beast is taking care of that...The piece should investigate what is being done and how it has improved
This makes me so incredibly sad.
I wanna cry this is killing out plant…
This world finna turn into that Trash earth from WALL-E 💀
caused mostly by climate change lol, there is actually cool detail where a windmill was on trash, indicating they tried to switch to clean energy before it was too late
Well on our way. Once Jeffy gets his ships working we'll be all set.
@@Jushwa 🤣🤣
That is just disgusting😩
They even found a plastic bag in the Mariana Trench. This is not so weird, considering.
You can clean it all up...but, if we don't outlaw the manufacturing of it, it will all be replaced with the same thing. An endless loop.
I think ALL nations should meet up & make a plan to clean the oceans. We ALL dirty them.