Kristen Chick, Christian Science Monitor. June 29, 2009. A swirling 'soup' of plastic has been found in the Atlantic, and something similar may be present in other ocean areas.
Elizabeth Royte, AlterNet. December 20, 2008. The message of the exhibit, sponsored by the largest garbage company, is that we needn't radically change our lifestyle or our way of thinking.
Kathy Marks, Daniel Howden, The Independent UK. February 6, 2008. A "plastic soup" of floating waste in the Pacific Ocean now covers an area twice the size of the continental U.S.
Simon Usborne, Independent UK. September 3, 2007. Some unsuspecting reality TV contestants who signed up for an "eco-challenge" were dumped on a landfill for three weeks and learned to survive on other people's garbage.
Becca Tucker, AlterNet. March 21, 2007. A subculture of people make a statement by living off the waste of millions. For three days, a reporter gave it a dumpster-diving go in the "freegan" paradise of Manhattan.
