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

Brayon Slat, a 19 year old student has created a new idea that would change the way we clean up our oceans without killing any sea creatures. The Ocean Cleanup Array is design to remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste of the worlds oceans. This makes me very glad to know that a young mind created such an idea. If one person revolutionize the idea of solving the trash epidemic imagine what could be created if the majority of the world population took the time and effort to create a solution. Slat took the a step to create something new that would help our environment and could possible create a new beginning in technology.

Scripps Study Shows Plastic in Pacific Garbage Patch Has Increased 100-Fold

In this article written by Leon Kaya states that Scripps Institution of Oceanography has released a study that shows how the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has increased its trash by 100 times the amount of what was found in the region 40 years ago. In the article it states how sea skaters are laying eggs in the region of the pacific. However, they are laying there larvae in pieces of plastic garbage. Sea life is surrounded by plastic. What makes it even worst is that sea creatures are consuming the plastic items and is stuck in there system, which soon kills them in the long run. Trash is entering Pacific Patch and we haven't found a solution to slow down the process. Kayas only plan is to make the the world aware of the major situation we are facing. Great article.    

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Down To The Sea In Chips has to be one of the most interesting chapters I've read so far. Humes finally took us to a new path. The ocean is the new setting now and I have to admit that things just got more interesting. Earth is 71% water and most of that water contains our own trash that we provide everyday. What type of trash you may ask? Plastic is found everywhere in the ocean and the scary part is that sea life are engulfed with plastic. Mary Crowley a former teacher became a sea captain is introduced throughout this chapter. Crowley understands the major problem we are facing when it comes to this trash epidemic. She states " The ocean, had turned to plastic chowder" (Crowley 109). Talk about saving mother nature. What a great disappoint it is to understand that people just don't care! We are repeating history once more, Egyptians use to throw their trash away in the Nile River. Where they bathe and received their drinking water. We are reliving history and it just brings me great disappointment. Further on in the chapter we come to a understanding that our fish and other sea life contain plastic in there system. Our sea creatures are dying because of the plastic that is the ocean. A name has even been create,  Pacific Garbage Patch. This place is know for the trash that is all over the water. Charles Moore's stated that we have live in a plastic ocean now. I couldn't agree more with Mr. Moore's. This trash epidemic is seriously getting out of control. Could anything be done in time to save our planet!?

Chapter 4

     I found this chapter interesting. This chapters main idea was about the history of the landfills. Humes introduces us with the background of the landfills. He shows the ideas that people had during the beginning of the landfill era had. Later on inthis chapter he talks about Waste Management Inc, the hottest investment prospect in the country. Building new power plants was the idea that the American government came up with. Why not burn our trash and produce clean energy that way our trash becomes useful? However, we weren't about to do that. Many people believed that building power plants would create more pollution. Puente Hills is where all the trash is taken and where it gets stacked into a pile of trash to create a mountain of trash. The idea of the power plants was for the use of clean energy by using our own trash. However, San Gabriel Valley, didn't like the idea of this new solution. They believed that the power plants would make there land less appealing to people in the neighborhood because the beautiful mountains would be blocked because of the power plants. They rejected this new solution and now they are stuck with the same old tradition of building a trash mountain. I really did enjoy this chapter. It made me think and question why people don't do things that are reasonable?

365 Days of Trash

Well this came to a surprise to me. Who would of thought that a trash museum could actually be made and be use to educate. The 365 day experiment is interesting because you have to be careful for what you keep at home. Many things can produce toxins when they are decompose. However, this man did his research and was really careful to pick out what to keep and what to throw away. One of the most interesting thing was the museum of trash. To teach people of all ages the history of trash and what it could create is fascinating. Makes me what to start collecting my on trash. Great article in my opinion teaches us what peoples curiosity takes them.

Humes Interview

To be honest I believe that Humes is truly passionate in this topic of trash. In this interview you could comprehend that this wasn't just written for the money. It was written to make a difference in our community our society our world! I enjoy the fact that Humes gives examples of previous historical civilization and how they deal with this crisis during their time period. What is  really interesting is the way that Humes explains exactly what toxins are being spread through the community. Methane is one of the main chemicals that is burn into the atmosphere and we can use this chemical to produce electricity. What I find annoying though is the fact that there is no true solution. Humes continuous talking about the situation and there is still no solution being show to the audience. What is truly shocking is the fact that people still don't understand the affects that our own trash has. To through away our trash into the ocean is unbelievable. Our fish are dying our waters are getting polluted and what is being done? I really hope a solution is shown later on in the book. I believe this interview was fantastic because gives plenty of information.

Chapter 3

In this chapter Humes continues to talk about landfills, namely the Puente Hills landfill in Los Angeles County that has been nicknamed "Garbage Mountain." Big Mike, who is a heavy machinery operator, is the father of Puente Hills.  What interested me the most about chapter 3 was what Big Mike believed in. Big Mike says that he loves his job and love what he does. However, he doesn't believe that Puente Hills will be around forever. Humes continues to talk about the crisis that we are facing and we are still not informing of what is being done today. Hopefully in the next few chapters we come across a solution.