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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Hmm. Perhaps the beaches shouldn't be the prioritized focus for developing alternatives to plastic.

If it's on the beach, it can be picked up. Today, tomorrow or eventually.

I think the plastic that can't be as easily be collected ought to be replaced by alternatives first.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If it's on the beach it's been washed up there. The stuff that's washing up can be collected, sure, but that represents a small percentage of the overall amount that there is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Excellent point.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

If it gets swept up on the shore, it's in the ocean. So it totally makes sense to prevent it from being there.