Now that our landfills are filling up....why not use the ocean?

As if we haven't had enough bad news about the environment...scientists have spotted a second plastic garbage patch in the Atlantic Ocean (a similar one was discovered swirling about in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and California, it's called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch). Both patches consist of swirling plastic pieces that are bound together by ocean currents. The plastic is in all different shapes and sizes and as we can all imagine, is harmful to both humans and non-humans alike.

As we commemorate Earth Day 2010, let's remember to recycle our plastics so we are not leaving behind a size 17 plastic footprint.