Voyage to the centre of the 'Plastic Vortex'

[stuntcat]

by Guy Newey Guy Newey Mon May 25

HONG KONG (AFP) A group of conservationists and scientists is due to set sail for an obscure corner of the Pacific Ocean in the coming months to explore a vast swirl of waste known as the "Plastic Vortex."

The giant gloop -- which some scientists estimate is twice the size of Texas -- has been gradually building over the last 60 years as Asia and the United States tossed their unwanted goods into the ocean.

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"It is like going to outer space," he told AFP

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090525/sc_afp/environmentusasiaoceanwasteplastic

[Triana]

1. We're a disgusting bunch of parasites, aren't we?

Egh.