Oceans of Plastic (Capt. Charles Moore)

This TED video is so disturbing.

I saw Capt. Charles Moore in the documentary, "Plastic Planet."

 Since plastic is not biodegradable, it just accumulates and breaks down into smaller pieces and invades our food system. Tiny fish eat the plastic particles thinking they are plankton and then larger fish eat the contaminated fish, and then eventually we eat the fish (or we consume their oil in omega-3 supplements thinking it's good for us).

Gulping down fish oil? Like Moore says in the video, there is no such thing as "certified organic, wild caught fish" anymore, since a layer of plastic covers this Earth. There's no way to get the plastic out of the water (it lies just below the surface, since it sinks) but we can limit it's production.  Bring your own bag to the grocery store; opt for paper instead.  Why in the world is there so much plastic packaging on top of brand new products?  Apple, why don't you start by not adding so much extraneous plastic packing?

Also, it would be nice if more packaging companies used "Bioplastic" or "Bio-packaging."  I have even drunk from cups that were made from corn instead of paper or polystyrene or styrofoam.


 A few years ago plastic particles outnumbered zooplankton in the oceans 6:1, now the ratio is 60:1.