Waste Management and Trash On Navy Aircraft Carriers

[scoober78]

Most of the abyssal plain, I believe, does not support life. The exceptions are spreading centers (anywhere that provides heat). If stuff is weighted (even plastics), I wonder what kind of effect dumping (I'm thinking minimal, but I don't really know about the biology involved) would have at the more barren areas of the deep ocean.

Personally, I'm waiting for the space elevator / rain gun so we can toss all our trash into the sun...

Surprised that nobody has spoken up...

What do you suppose we do with garbage on a submarine?

I know that the quantity is nothing like what the surface Navy produces, but it has been going on for years. Quiet and undetected...:icon_wink

 

[ea6bflyr]

Surprised that nobody has spoken up...

What do you suppose we do with garbage on a submarine?

I know that the quantity is nothing like what the surface Navy produces, but it has been going on for years. Quiet and undetected...:icon_wink

FIRE 1, FIRE 2!!

-ea6bflyr

 

[Mumbles]

I think Ecobitch has been listening to the high priest of Eco-conciousness....

 

[utak]

I could understand enlisted men being ignorant and misinformed.

Special guest speaking appearances by A4sForever, The Chief, bunk22, bogey_spotter, Cobra Commander, and Mumbles, who are all part of the off-camera Air Warriors crowd who are trying to cut off T-Rex's head in the last panel.

 

[FlyinSpy]

Most plastic floats. It then gets carried on ocean currents to wash up on shore where we don't want it. Metal and glass sinks to the bottom and is never seen again. I suppose you could just tie a weight to the plastic waste, but plastic is easier to store for recycling than glass and metals. Believe it or not, people have thought about this issue and come up with reasonable policy based on facts, not emotional outbursts.

On the boat, they compress/melt the plastic into manhole cover-sized hockey pucks that weigh about 40 pounds. They sink like stones. Back in the mid/late 90s they were still tossing them overboard (once in international waters); any change to that policy has been in the last 10 years or so.

 

[Uncle Fester]

...words...funny dinosaur cartoon...

Oh, man. I just laughed so hard I peed myself a little. Good stuff.

 

[A4sForever]

Special guest speaking appearances ...etc., etc.

Now that's just outstanding. + rep and BZ, Grasshopper.

 

[HeyJoe]

Oh, man. I just laughed so hard I peed myself a little. Good stuff.

BEST EVER! Needs to be in Top Ten of Classic AW posts! +10

 

[Old R.O.]

Garçon! Popcorn for ALL of my friends!

 

[Zissou]

That made my day Nick!

 

[Harrier Dude]

Reminds me of Brownshoes in action!

 

[FLYTPAY]

words.....dinosaurs...

You are a cruel SOB.......awesome job!

 

[ecofriendlyrich]

Metal Is As Bad As Plastic

According to the IMO International Maritime Organization, an aluminum can takes between 200-500 years to dissolve at sea.
http://www.imo.org/Environment/mainframe.asp?topic_id=297

Paper takes a few weeks but most of the paper we use is chlorinated. And plus metal and paper fetch the highest market value.

 

[Hozer]

Nice job, Nick.

Incidentally, does Airwarriors have a "Bull"? Think of the fitrep bullet that could be...

 

[BackOrdered]

Words....kickass Dinosaur comic

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!! Another Dinosaur comic!!! :thumbup_1

God, I'm still laughing.