The more that I read, the more that I realize that recycling is not the answer but reduction in consumption is. What is already out there in our oceans can never be cleaned up and the only course of action is to stop using the single use plastic. Stop using throw away utensils, plates, shopping bags, water, soft-drink and sport-drink bottles.
To quote a friend of mine, “It is like bailing out a sinking ship with a teacup!”.
Quite honestly, I still flub up here and there, but if you do not think that we as individuals need to change our consumption and disposal habits then please watch the following presentation from TED by Captain Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation.
Captain Charles Moore
February 2009
http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf
