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http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/11/06/plastic.trash.vortex.reut/index.html

by --B Mon Nov 6th, 2006 1:02pm (from #bor) [score: 531 | approval: 100%]

Swirling plastic vortex menaces sea life - CNN.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Old toothbrushes, beach toys and used condoms are part of a vast vortex of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, threatening sea creatures that get tangled in it, eat it or ride on it, a new report says. Visit Link →

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mtoots said on Mon Nov 6th, 2006 6:46pm [#7531]

Oh for crying out loud! Can't we turn all that trash into Saturns or something??

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