63,000 pounds of trash pulled from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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	63,000 pounds of trash pulled from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (usatoday.com)
	15 points by rharris 1690 days ago

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anakaine 1690 days ago

International problems require international units of measurement.

28.5 tonnes. Basically one big semi trailer worth of a small continent sized problem. Keep the effort going!

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throwawaysea 1690 days ago

Thanks for putting that into context. I don’t want to be overly negative, but it feels like a small amount for a month long mission. Am I missing something?

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sul_tasto 1690 days ago

Per the article they are still in the testing phase, with plans to scale up.

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