MINUTES of a MONDAY #85
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Brain Food > A, B, or C?
“The organisation Gapminder ran a survey asking people ‘What share of all plastic waste in the world ends up in the oceans?’
A. Less than 6%?
B. Less than 36%? or
C. Less than 66%?
86% of people thought that the answer was B or C. The correct answer, as you’ve probably guessed by now, is A: less than 6%. In fact, it’s probably a bit less than 6%. Around 1 million tonnes ends up in the ocean every year.
The world produces around 460 million tonnes of plastic each year, and 350 million tonnes of it becomes waste. For this waste to enter the ocean, it needs to be dumped in a way that means it’s not contained. When plastic is put into sealed landfills, it’s unlikely to escape. It also needs to be fairly close to the coast to get carried out to the ocean from rivers. Our best estimate is that 1 million tonnes enters the ocean each year. That’s 0.3% of our public waste.”
in an extract from her book ‘Not the End of the World’
Soul Food
“Revolution means turning the wheel.”
Igor Stravinsky
LOL
Jimmy Carr on what he says to any aspiring actor he meets:
Appendix
“Instead of asking how many tasks you can tackle given your working hours, ask how many you can ditch given what you must do to excel.”
Morten Hansen
A.O.B.
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Have a great Monday & mind how you go out there - Niall