The Great Garbage Patch

Here he is doing a TED talk:

And my original scribbled notes after seeing the video the first time:

the most interesting bits from it?

• training Americans for a “throwaway society” after the Great Depression & WWII 
• only 5% of plastics recycled worldwide!
• Americans consume 2 million bottles EVERY FIVE MINUTES! 
• and the biggest shocker of all!:
• the bottle caps! the bottle caps!  They are NOT RECYCLABLE, and they float!! omg!

Here’s Charles Moore on Colbert:

Sailing into the Great Garbage Patch »