South Pacific Island Uninhabited For 600 Years Is Drowning In Plastic

[ABX]

There truly is no Earthly escape from the waste we have unleashed into the environment. Henderson Island in the South Pacific has been found to host hundreds of pieces of plastic per square meter of beach, with even more items buried in the sand.

World heritage site Henderson Island is among the most remote places on Earth. Although Polynesians once occupied the island, it has been uninhabited for at least 600 years. Moreover, the nearest inhabited island is Pitcairn, 193 kilometers (120 miles) away with a population of just 56. When it comes to major population centers Henderson is more than 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) from New Zealand, and South America is even further....

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/south-pacific-island-uninhabited-for-600-years-is-drowning-in-plastic/

[Wingnut]

Uninhabited means they don't have regular trash pick up.  What do you expect. 

[anubias]

Uninhabited means they don't have regular trash pick up.  What do you expect.

Thanks for the laugh. 

[Wingnut]

Thanks for the laugh.

 

[Oceander]

Uninhabited means they don't have regular trash pick up.  What do you expect.