Maldives garbage patch garbage island. The thilafushi the location of maldivess municipal landfill few miles west of male is the capital of maldives and most densely populated islands on earth. Along with fellow marine biologist kylie merritt maldivian dive master haisham rasheed we took the work ferry and then a speed boat to trash island as known by the locals. The waste also contaminates the shallow ground water which is a critical source of water for people who live on the island.
And its also not the only patch. Midway sits amid a collection of man made debris called the great pacific garbage patch. Garbage is bought from across the country and lit on fire.
Waste from across the islands was taken to so called trash island just to the west of. While garbage is a global challenge many tourist find the trash island fascinating and ingenious. This garbage island has been on fire for 27 years.
The worlds largest collection of ocean debris is also the most famous but its name the great pacific garbage patch is a misnomer. For some time the maldives sole waste processing plant was on a reclaimed island called thilafushi. The thilafushi the location of maldivess municipal landfill few miles west of male is the capital of maldives and most densely populated islands on earth.
Thilafushi an artificial island 7km from the capital is nicknamed rubbish island. For starters its not one giant patch. You would be amazed to hear that thilafushi was not even an island and not always a garbage island.
Sep 13 2018 photo ilration by natalie matthews ramo a shocking video shows how our rubbish habits are turning an ocean paradise into a ghastly. Well first lets discuss what the great pacific garbage patch is not. These patches actually exist all throughout the ocean and are largely concentrated areas of debris that are formed by the rotating ocean currents.
With no proper waste management systems in place in hoandedhoo household garbage was dumped along the coast in remote areas choking the waterways of the island and suffocating the beaches. Thilafushi an artificial island 7km. Its not a 100 percent visible floating island of trash like a landfill.
Trash is sorted and materials such as plastic and metal are recycled house hold waste is mostly incinerated. A black footed albatross chick with plastics in its stomach lies dead on midway atoll in the northwestern hawaiian islands nov. Maldives the island nation is made up of 1190 islands and has a local population of under 400000.
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