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Re:Garfield phones beach mystery finally solved by vectorEQ on Thursday March 28, 2019 @11:45AM (#19513318)
its still polution to the life in the ocean. humans aren't the only ones inhabiting this place as you point out. (taking into account there could be any number of containers - as if one ends up there, it's likely this process of it ending up there is not unique)
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Re:Garfield phones beach mystery finally solved by fearhugs on Thursday March 28, 2019 @11:50AM (#19513364)
"Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change."[1]

I think the above comment is questioning whether this container is causing `adverse' change. If not then I suppose this particular case wouldn't be classified as pollution.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution

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