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Re:63,000 pounds of trash pulled from the Great Pacific Garb... by anakaine on Friday October 29, 2021 @07:03PM (#29044511)
International problems require international units of measurement.

28.5 tonnes. Basically one big semi trailer worth of a small continent sized problem. Keep the effort going!

Re:63,000 pounds of trash pulled from the Great Pacific Garb... by throwawaysea on Friday October 29, 2021 @11:23PM (#29045728)
Thanks for putting that into context. I don’t want to be overly negative, but it feels like a small amount for a month long mission. Am I missing something?
Re:63,000 pounds of trash pulled from the Great Pacific Garb... by sul_tasto on Friday October 29, 2021 @11:28PM (#29045746)
Per the article they are still in the testing phase, with plans to scale up.