Mar 07 2008
Mission | Vision
Mission: Working to undue the world’s unclaimed trash problems.
Vision: A world without waste.
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - whether it actually exists is largely questioned by some, while others feel its existence is indisputable. Either way, it blows our minds that many of the articles we’ve come across in our research states for example, that: “There’s nothing we can do about it now…” (Eriksen, October 19, 2007).
How lame. So the Great Pacific Garbage Patch group (that’s us) is working to change all this.
But before we get into that…
In the event that you haven’t yet heard of this man-made atrocity, there is many claim, a collection of human waste (mostly plastic trash), that has piled up into a floating island: some say two islands twice the size of Texas, some report it at now twice the size of the US, about 1,000 miles west of San Francisco.
What’s even more astounding to us, is that this has been known to exist for the better part of half a century now (though it was until the last few decades that it’s neared its current size).
An article from the San Francisco Chronicle states: “Ocean current patterns may keep the flotsam stashed in a part of the world few will ever see, but the majority of its content is generated onshore, according to a report from Greenpeace last year titled “Plastic Debris in the World’s Oceans.”
This is just totally unacceptable.
We can no longer, in good conscience, continue to write off these types of horrendous creations and let them continue unabated. To that end, we have begun this website with the hope to evolve into the official, leading source of information, activism and action against this atrocity. In the coming months, we plan to raise funds to start dismantling this floating island of trash, generate significant publicity, donate hundreds if not thousands of hours and dollars, to turn the tides on this.
The GreatPacificGarbagePatch.com will serve as our central focus on what we hope grows into a massive wide effort to eradicate this abysmal by-product of the world’s global industries. We hope that you will join us in our efforts, in whatever way you can.
Stay tuned for more info including a donation system and much more.
Feel free to contact us for more info, suggestions or anything else.
