Garbage Island

I spent some time today watching these documentary videos on the garbage island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It seems its a misconception that is actually tons of trash gathered in one area, floating around. Instead, its degraded plastic molecules that change the chemical make up of the ocean water so much so that is kills life. They have found samples that are 1000s of plastic molecules to one plankton. Ocean water that is thousands of miles away from land and people. How gross is that.

So now I've decided to try to stop buy plastic whenever possible. I know that in our culture and our modern world it is IMPOSSIBLE to not use plastic. And I know that I can't fix the problem. But I can sleep at night knowing that I prevented a little and I am in control of my intake and output. That's the best I can do. That's the best any of us can do.

If you want to watch the videos too, go to: www.vbs.tv/garbageisland