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Pile of dumped clothing so massive it can now be seen clearly from space

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Timber Rattler:

--- Quote from: Free Vulcan on May 23, 2023, 08:07:56 am ---Ever notice how in our new green world, whether it's cheap clothes, solar cells, appliances, and all the other throwaway this or that, that in the end there's just a whole bunch of crap ending up in landfills at a greater rate than say 100 years ago when most things were built to last, taken care of, and repairable?

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Yep.  That's exactly right!  Case in point...basic appliances!  None are meant to be maintained or repaired any more, with parts nearly non-existent or exorbitantly expensive, with basic designs changing every danged year so that NOTHING is compatible.  The suppliers want to you to buy brand new ones every 3-5 years when something finally breaks but can't be fixed.

Having run through several washers, dryers, water heaters, etc., this is a real sore spot for me.

andy58-in-nh:
I found it on Google Earth, around: 20°14'03'' S  70°05'21" W.

The current image (12/22) shows it's been cleaned up, but go back and look at historical imagery from late 2021 and early 2022 and you'll see a pretty impressive pile of laundry.

Kamaji:

--- Quote from: Timber Rattler on May 23, 2023, 07:57:48 am ---That's a disgrace that these companies dump those brand new unsold clothes in the Chilean desert instead of giving them away to the homeless and needy.  I despise waste, especially of this magnitude, where EVERYTHING is treated as being disposable.

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Exactly. 

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