Check out these photos from Chris Jordan illustrating the cause of death for these seabirds; or how man rots the earth with its non-degradable waste. http://www.chrisjordan.com/
I even think it might be a good idea to represent the econology association.
Photos of dead birds from our trash at Midway
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Sad spectacle, but are the beaches of Midway cleaned regularly? I doubt it, in addition the humid tropical climate causes rapid decomposition. It is the same thing with us except that the beaches are cleaned regularly especially before the beautiful season but if we autopsy the corpses of birds it gives the same result. . In short, it is the same with us except that we do not see it.
A silly question: knowing that a bird can absorb bio-degradable plastics and die how can the degradability of waste change the situation?
Not quite HS because regarding our waste, go see the ski slopes in summer, it's appalling. We find accumulated all the waste thrown on the snow by skiers for decades. In Avoriaz, I counted on average 30 wastes per m2 on the surface. When you lift the stones it's hundreds of different waste per m2, button cells, cadmium-nickel batteries, medicines in broken blister packs, everything ... And in the middle of all that, there are marmots that are trying to survive. These places are very very little frequented in summer, there is nothing to do there, but go see the ski slopes in summer, it is appalling.
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Sad spectacle, but are the beaches of Midway cleaned regularly? I doubt it, in addition the humid tropical climate causes rapid decomposition. It is the same thing with us except that the beaches are cleaned regularly especially before the beautiful season but if we autopsy the corpses of birds it gives the same result. . In short, it is the same with us except that we do not see it.
A silly question: knowing that a bird can absorb bio-degradable plastics and die how can the degradability of waste change the situation?
Not quite HS because regarding our waste, go see the ski slopes in summer, it's appalling. We find accumulated all the waste thrown on the snow by skiers for decades. In Avoriaz, I counted on average 30 wastes per m2 on the surface. When you lift the stones it's hundreds of different waste per m2, button cells, cadmium-nickel batteries, medicines in broken blister packs, everything ... And in the middle of all that, there are marmots that are trying to survive. These places are very very little frequented in summer, there is nothing to do there, but go see the ski slopes in summer, it is appalling.
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Re: Photos of birds dead from our trash at Midway
bham wrote:Go see these photos ... I even think it might be a good idea to represent the econology association.
A thousand apologies but I have a different opinion, these images are extremely negative. Progress can serve man, plastics can be used without harming the environment.
It would rather be a symbol with a positive side.
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A silly question: knowing that a bird can absorb bio-degradable plastics and die how can the degradability of waste change the situation?
The "bio-degradable" piece of plastic will eventually decrease significantly in volume to finally be digested / evacuated by the bird after X absorption / death cycles of the bird.
Not quite HS because regarding our waste, go see the ski slopes in summer, it's appalling. We find accumulated all the waste thrown on the snow by skiers for decades. In Avoriaz, I counted on average 30 wastes per m2 on the surface. When you lift the stones it's hundreds of different waste per m2, button cells, cadmium-nickel batteries, medicines in broken blister packs, everything ... And in the middle of all that, there are marmots that are trying to survive. These places are very very little frequented in summer, there is nothing to do there, but go see the ski slopes in summer, it is appalling.
+1 it is a real desolation. In addition to "develop" the tracks (to remove small bumps "), the people of the resort take advantage of the summer to level the bumps with a bulldozer. The vegetation, raze grass and rhododindron take a long time to settle. reconstitute and therefore erosion is responsible for creating new scions ..... in these new fields of rubbish. So the groundhog, it protects its races with aluminum foil ....
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Sorry but I honestly think that these are montages ... at least not authentic photos!
A bird would never survive with so much shit in the body! He would already be dead with 1/10 of the waste we see in the photos.
Now am not a specialist ... but hey ... it seems VERY big!
By the way speaking of bio degradability of plastics, my pen by so-called corn starch immersed for 1 year in compost has not moved a YOTA !! Something I don't get there ...
A bird would never survive with so much shit in the body! He would already be dead with 1/10 of the waste we see in the photos.
Now am not a specialist ... but hey ... it seems VERY big!
By the way speaking of bio degradability of plastics, my pen by so-called corn starch immersed for 1 year in compost has not moved a YOTA !! Something I don't get there ...
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Christophe wrote:Sorry but I honestly think that these are montages ... at least not authentic photos!
I have already seen corpses of Northern Gannets in this state and it is impressive to see the quantity of waste they can swallow before dying. And there on these photos it seems to me that these are gulls which are notoriously garbage collectors of the seas and beaches ... that does not surprise me therefore.
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Christophe wrote:By the way speaking of bio degradability of plastics, my pen by so-called corn starch immersed for 1 year in compost has not moved a YOTA !! Something I don't get there ...
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biod%C3%A9gradation
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Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi or algae.
Biodegradability is the quality of a biodegradable substance. It is assessed by taking into account both the degree of decomposition of a substance and the time necessary to obtain this decomposition Official Journal of April 12, 2009.
A substance is said to be biodegradable if, under the action of living organisms external to its substance, it can decompose into various elements devoid of harmful effects on the natural environment Official Journal of April 12, 2009.
Traditional house almost entirely biodegradable.
Example of biodegradable plastic cutlery.
the term “Self-biodegradability” designates an action of spontaneous decomposition by the action of inherent substances. Biodegradable materials (excluding mineral pigments and any charge) are converted into carbon dioxide, methane, water and biomass because microorganisms use the material as a source of carbon to develop. Biodegradation is often used for the treatment of natural waste.
A material is biodegradable when it can undergo total biodegradation. Most plastic bags are not biodegradable, but paper bags are. This can make an important difference in the fate of waste, since plastic bags left in the wild will remain intact for a long time, while paper bags will decompose quite quickly.
In an anaerobic environment, that is to say without oxygen, the biodegradation is compromised because oxygen is necessary for aerobic microorganisms. Biodegradation can still take place using an anaerobic process that produces methane, the combustion of which will release carbon dioxide.
Composting allows biodegradation of organic matter. It requires specific equipment for crushing, compacting, aeration, turning and then screening. Above all, the materials to be composted must be carefully sorted from non-biodegradable materials, it is an exercise in which each consumer must be trained.
Hydrodegradable plastics are now available. In the current state of the art, they are not suitable for packaging food because they are sensitive to mold and microorganisms.
Attention should be paid to the terminology of biodegradability. A product only biodegrades if it is in contact with a favorable environment for microorganisms. A product is photodegradable if there is degradation under the effect of ultraviolet rays. Water-soluble materials disintegrate under the effect of moisture. Certain materials are said to be oxo-biodegradable: by oxidation of the carbon-hydrogen bonds, the molecular mass of the material decreases and, around 5 daltons, certain microorganisms could then degrade them. However, this mode of degradation does not comply with the requirements of the current standard EN 000
Sorry Christophe but your pencil could survive you ....
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I see: battery = 7869 years. Extraordinarily precise, hat!
There is nothing to prove (in the photos) that this waste is not biodegradable. With a duration of several years the same biodegradable waste can cause the death of several birds since after the decomposition of the body of the bird the waste is again released into the wild .
There is nothing to prove (in the photos) that this waste is not biodegradable. With a duration of several years the same biodegradable waste can cause the death of several birds since after the decomposition of the body of the bird the waste is again released into the wild .
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