19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World's Oceans

I am surprised how a 19 year old boy, Boyan Slot, planned an "ocean cleanup array" that will help remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic from the ocean. His inspiration to do something for our environment,  amazes me, i am surprised how his research lead him to winning prizes. I think its cool how he wants to launch his invention but i believe that the funds for his project will be an obstacle. I encourage him to continue with his research so it can help remove the plastic toxics that get in our food chain. I like his idea, but i would also like for him to do a small replica of his project and experiment and observe how much can be clean within a time period. I am still surprised that a boy his age with great inventions wants to help our environment.

Chapter 6

In this chapter of Garbology, I found it interesting because of the tiny nurdles that are in our ocean. I found surprising how the pieces of plastic debris is approximately twice the proportion of Texas. Humes introduces Miriam Goldstein, she conducting a research for the plastic that is spread around the 1200 miles of ocean. I was shocked to know that half the oxygen we breath contains phytoplankton. It worries me that one day i will go to the ocean and not see the clear blue water. i was surprised that bites of plastic were seen in jellyfishes since there are transparent. In the book, i reflected when i read "take a moment and scan the room you're sitting in," as i looked around the majority of things in my room contained plastic. Another thing I found interesting was that for every eight grams of oil a bottle of ketchup is created. trash keeps increasing and many of it finds its way into the ocean, we need to diminish our waste.

Progression two: Word Picture

My distinct aroma does not define me. I am a thin delicate object, I can come from trees and used as records. My fine ink records your spending. I am always crumbled up into a rough ball. I am given out at any local market or finest restaurant. I can be found on the ground and in many wallets. When the machine prints i can be faded, or even have bold letters. I am smooth and can easily tear. I can be accumulated in a short period of time. Depending on the transaction I can be short or long. 

Chapter 5

In this chapter of Garbology, I realized that our ocean is becoming a dump.Many of our plastic debris is landing in our ocean. This problem of our plastic has created toxic chemicals that are in our food chain. This problem can take years to solve because it has increased over time. Plastic has became a cycle in our food chains because lantern fish eat small pieces of plastic later eaten by bigger fish and then by use humans. Its surprises me that Mary Crowley a sea captain wanted to create a project to clean the garbage in the ocean but its time consuming and would be expensive and new technology advances would have to be invented to diminish the debris in the ocean. I was shocked that a "sperm whale died within two years because it had consumed 450 pounds of debris."(119) I realized that over time everything increases because before our ocean was clean, and now its particaly  full of floating plastic many which doesn't sink down. I wonder if garbage will take over and we won't be able to see the pure blue water. I recently went to the ocean and saw around the surface many small pieces of plastic that looked like colorful rocks. 

Chapter 4

In chapter four of Garbology, by Edward Humes, I found surprising how the "largest active municipal in the country" Puente Hills landfill has been active for two decades since 1993. I have known that our garbage created pollution, but i was astonished that our dumps create dangerous toxic chemicals in our oxygen. I wonder if the community of Puente Hills would choose to create a plant to decrease their waste in the landfill. I think that Puente Hills community should have approved the power plant because their trash has blocked their view since it taller than the height of the plant. In this chapter i was surprised by the waste questions at the end of the chapter, as i tried to answer the questions i only got two right. The question that surprised me the most was the one that we spend eight months of our time to dispose junk mail.

One Man's 365 Days of Trash

In this article, by Dave chameides, I was surprised that his trash became part of a museum in Connecticut. His trash accumulation in his basement weighed about 28.5 pounds. I was amazed that he would collect it in his house because I would be embarrassed if the smell created disturbance in my neighborhod. Its surprising that garbage can educate us to reduce our waste. If I had to deal with my own garbage for a year,  my first option would be to burn it and than bury it, but not accumulated it and be all over my counters and on the floor. Its amazing to know that for Chameides years garbage was accepted to be in The Museum of Trash In Hartford, Connecticut.

"The Joy Of Garbage" & "The Story Of Stuff"

In the article, "The joy of garbage" by Justine Parkin, was informative and relevant to the book Garbology by Edward Humes. I enjoyed the article and the attached video by Annie Leonard. In the video I was surprised how corporations are above the government. I also found interesting how many toxic chemicals are in our food chain and surprisingly common in breast feeding. Something I didn't like about the article was that Parkin's students interviewed older generations, I would have like to known what the younger generations dispose.