>This is great, and should be done. But we also need to stop it happening again....

		hammock on Sept 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Can Be Cleaned for... >This is great, and should be done. But we also need to stop it happening again. The patch was discovered 27 years ago (1997). So, $7 billion to clean it up, and then $250 million a year to keep it clean thereafter

Not too bad in the grand scheme of things.