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Clean-ups around Dublin - Plastic/Other

  • 19-12-2017 2:16am
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    iLikeWaffles
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    Just looking for any info on any clean-ups for the around Dublin waterways mostly.

    This is something that has been in the media a little bit and in Documentaries on Netflix and on the TV (Irish/UK broadcasts) the past year or so. Plastics getting into the oceans around the world and polluting even killing all sorts species, some of which are already endangered.

    It is something I could do a small something about and when I think about it there is so much plastic littering the coasts and waterways not only around Ireland but world wide. There are some countries worse off adding to this problem but if I can do something about it for where I am I would like to!

    I used to fish regularly up to a few years ago and at low tide around piers the amount of fishing line caught in the seaweed on pier walls is really something that is sticking in my mind. IF say that particular pier would get 50 people fishing there in a day you could guess that at least 12% of them might loose line, getting snagged maybe more and a much higher percentage depending on how much line they would loose regular. Line which is plastic.

    From documentaries Iv'e seen the vast bulk of plastics are micro plastics that break down from bigger bits. These micro plastics have chemicals in them that would be hazardous to ourself when burned. So as a fish would be filtering these micro plastics what gets into their blood is the chemicals. When a bird catches the fish they too get what the fish has gathered, If another fish eats the smaller fish it gets what they have been filtering plus what they have been filtering, bigger fish eats that fish and so on so forth.. Bigger bits of plastic like bags and such can be mistaken for jellyfish floating around for the fish that feed on them so not a nice supper for that fish! Then if a fishing boat catches that fish it will end up on someone's plate we then ingest what all 4 animals have eaten or some trace of it anyway that got into there bodies. Might or might not cause problems for that person there is no current way to trace it.

    The other issue is birds ingesting chunks of plastic thinking it is food. They in turn regurgitate and pass it on... Or not a just die. It is a man made problem that I wish everyone was aware of the scale of it.

    If I could collect one sack a week or more of these plastics I'd be the happier for it!

    I can't stop the production of plastic or get everyone to switch back to glass, or even tell anyone to not litter in the first place. We are all guilty of that from time to time even me. But if I can get 500 persons plastic bottles out of this cycle it helps more!

    Does anyone now of or have any knowledge of any resources available to help out. I would gladly volunteer my time each week. I don't do New Year Resolutions this is a serious question!

    Thanks in advanced.

    If the wrong forum please do tell where would be more appropriate. It is an environmental issue though so please discuss!

    If there is no groups that help out I suppose I would gather the sack up each week and put it in my own recycle bin but then again there must be a special case for recycling other peoples rubbish if you are volunteering your time to collect it.


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