On a pristine Australian island the birds are so full of plastic they crunch
www.abc.net.au
It's an exclusive tourist destination and one of the most pristine places on the planet. It's the last place you would expect to find birds with bellies so full of plastic that they crunch if you squeeze them.
  • ikt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    2·
    1 month ago

    bit disappointing, what i wanted to know is what is the plastic of and where is it coming from

    As far as I know our rivers look nothing like this:

    In the past month, we have collected over 1.5m kg of trash with Interceptor 006 in Guatemala. https://m.youtube.com/shorts/JCusugJgyXE

    and given how far out the island is:

    https://ibb.co/6JLDgzRM

    The great ocean garbage patch is 75% offshore fishing material, I’m doubtful an island that far out contains that much plastic from Australia

    • threeduck@aussie.zone
      1·
      1 month ago

      Stop eating fish (and tbf all meat that destroys out waterways), and convince others to do the same.

      The people who don’t are literally the problem.