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Tag Archives: great pacific garbage patch
Travelogue – Up Close and Personal with Beach Plastic Litter
I recently went on a vacation that I have dreamed of for quite some time — one I may even be so bold as to call a “trip of a lifetime.” I was fortunate enough to head to the other … Continue reading
Posted in Compost, Education, Green Living, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Travel
Tagged 3rs, beach, education, environment, great pacific garbage patch, gulf of thailand, landfill, leave no trace, litter, ocean, plastic, plastic debris, plastics, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainable, Thailand, travel, trip of a lifetime, vacation, waste management, zero waste
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What’s the size of Texas, made of plastic, and floating in the Pacific Ocean?
If you guessed the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” you’re right. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is also known as the largest landfill in the world, and unfortunately it is not found in a thoroughly planned, designed and controlled waste management … Continue reading
Posted in Garbage, Green Living, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, children, conservation, education, environment, great pacific garbage patch, ocean, pollution, recycling, sustainable, waste management
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