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9th,
2010
 October
9th,
2010
Impromptu Beach Clean Up
During our monsoon months, which stretch somewhere between October
and November we get big waves, more wind and bigger tides.
These forces
make oceanic environments more dynamic shifting more water especially
surface waters around our tiny island.
On the afternoon of October 9 a pile of garbage attached to a bamboo
raft washed up on the beach outside Crystal Dive Resort in Mea Haad.
"Team Eco"
was summoned and managed to get a few people together to try and
clean up the mess.
It was difficult
to comprehend just how so much rubbish coalesced together to make
this huge raft but oceanic forces converge with amazing force to
create zones that are filled with plastic.
Our impromptu raft was filled with straws, plastic bags, elastic
bands, small packets from sauces and other instant foods.
In this day and
age it is important that we all try to reduce our impact as much
as possible. Eating in rather than taking out, using reusable packaging
and cloth bags.
It is impossible to avoid all plastics but we can reduce our consumption
on an everyday basis.
Thanks to those
who helped out on a whim to clean the beach and make a difference.
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