Piles and piles of human litter
I opened up the Local News section of the paper this morning and read this:
There’s something twice the size of Texas floating just north of the Hawaiian Islands, but it’s no tropical resort.
“Well, what is it then?” I asked myself. Reporter Bethania Palma gives us the answer:
It’s a pile of human litter, mostly plastic, swirling in what marine scientists know as the North Pacific Gyre, where all the ocean’s currents converge. And officials say its testament to an enormous pollution problem.
Apparently, Azusa is joining a host of other municipalities across the country in curbing the use of plastic bags. Los Angeles County has taken similar measures, starting up a program earlier this year requiring large grocery stores and retailers to reduce plastic bag use by 30 percent in 2010 and 65 percent in 2013, according to Palma’s story.
Azusa is tagging onto the county program — they will be voting to implement it locally in the next few weeks.
Just one more way local cities are going green.