From the TikTok name I suppose this is in Saigon, Vietnam. I live there and I can tell you that this is, unfortunately, the normal amount of garbage that people throw to the rivers/street EVERY DAY. I hope I will see this small system apply all around, but I don't count on the authorities to maintain it... This and Plastic People would be a good combination to get rid of the garbage.
The key is to do your part so you can feel good about reducing your trash imprint and then not think about how fucked the planet is and just maintain a hope that you can reach the end of this ride before the planet becomes uninhabitable.
Simple cheap improvement - its not a perfect fix but if someone's tending to it, the problem gets more visibility at least. Maybe where this is can return bottles for refund?
A lot of that is about poverty. Want to slow or stop the flow of trash into the water? Then you have to build properly engineered landfills and then fund proper trash collection and transport systems. People don't want to live in pollution, but the poor aren't really given a choice.
Oh, there's more to it than that, at least some of it is cultural. I've been to at least one place where people don't consider plastic as trash. The island is a paradise unique in the world, and in many places the ground is covered in dozens of square metres of discarded bottles, tarps, and whatnot. When you mention it to locals, they're taken aback, because to them it's perfectly fine and they don't see a problem.
The Question is intentional or not. This are three massive pile. The Problem is that in those countries they get payed to "process" European Trash. Often it ends in illegal Dumps. Which are unstable and release themself into small streams like this and it ends in the Ocean. Looking at the Water Quality i would say upstream is one. The Question stays: Was it a demonstration or the normal 'selfrelease' when the rain started. I am in favor of the selfrelease, demonstrations tends to be with poeple.
Seeing how much crap was just upstream all at once, agreed that it was an incredibly short timespan. I'm doubting it was much more than an hour, if that.
A lot of the streams are now open sewers. The USA had a lot of clean water rollbacks from the 2016 administration so that companies could freely pollute our waterways.
A pay walled article that you can't even read the first paragraph of. So I'm going to just point out that just because the things that were put on place by the potus before being rolled back doesn't mean that sewage is now automatically being dumped into the streams now. The treatment plant in the town i grew up in output water that was cleaner than the tap water, in the 80s and 90s.
Yeah, open sewers are yucky. Unlike Sports from Huey Lewis and the News. I think that’s when they really came into their own commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost.
It's not time-lapse, you see the garbage pieces actually moving along the water. It's just sped up, max 10 mins. But it looks to me like they are throwing the garbage in upstream to demo the device. Or maybe just a large amount of rubbish was dislodged from a bigger pile upstream.
whatexactlyisthefunctionofarubberduck
How do they move the rubbish
Volpe42
I hate to break it to you but that's not a stream, pretty sure that's an open sewer.
Fulustreka
You think so? 🤔
TheFunGuyinOz
Those two big bursts of garbage mean someone emptied their bins into the canal.
People are lazy shit.
It's time for another plague
vkelcalvi
From the TikTok name I suppose this is in Saigon, Vietnam. I live there and I can tell you that this is, unfortunately, the normal amount of garbage that people throw to the rivers/street EVERY DAY. I hope I will see this small system apply all around, but I don't count on the authorities to maintain it... This and Plastic People would be a good combination to get rid of the garbage.
Fulustreka
That's very sad but very common in poor countries.
omfglmfao
where the F**K is all the garbage coming from... holy shit people... WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY!!
Fulustreka
Poor countries have issues...
Clockworkdancerobot
Mister Trash wheel does that for larger rivers. https://www.mrtrashwheel.com/
Fulustreka
That's a great job 👍🏼
Feralkyn
Assholes
pr0t34n
Garbage Day!
pr0t34n
huhahaha
pr0t34n
hehehaha
DragonBjorne
SCORE! Imagine the raft you can build with all that!
negoshi8
And then release that shit in the wild. Nature takes care of itself, Bubbles.
Orionsdick
Now let’s collect the pieces of garbage who like to litter
OliverOtter
Worst f***ing game of Tetris ever.
clang2101
Where is it coming from?
CedricDur
Man, lots of trash people for there being this much trash.
Becker37
That water is grey...
VeryStableGenius
This just makes me wonder even more how much crap is going into the ocean after a hurricane...or several, and larger.
TheMrDomino
The key is to do your part so you can feel good about reducing your trash imprint and then not think about how fucked the planet is and just maintain a hope that you can reach the end of this ride before the planet becomes uninhabitable.
VeryStableGenius
By funding cleanup efforts I might buy myself an extra 100 years of smugness for use after I kick off.
Volpe42
Well I'm pretty sure this is an open sewer instead of a stream
BunchaCrunchOfHuman
Whole fucking houses
jeremiahblatz
A hurricane? Homie you should see how much stuff gets into rivers after a moderate rainstorm. Shit's real bad, yo.
VeryStableGenius
Yes, I've seen it, in several countries. It's heartbreaking.
Leithoa
And all of that is a fraction of what's dumped in the ocean on purpose.
aeomis09
Especially when there's still a ton of crap on the curb waiting to be picked up from the hurricane a couple weeks ago.
GiantSquanchy
Humanity was nature's worst mistake
VeryStableGenius
A blessing and a curse.
Medria
That's just fucking horrid...
icbkr
You don’t ever want to visit anyplace south of the border with a river ocean outlet. It is insane how much garbage washes down.
VeryStableGenius
Yes, I know. I have.
BadBunnyLadyOfRocksTreesAndDirt
Simple cheap improvement - its not a perfect fix but if someone's tending to it, the problem gets more visibility at least. Maybe where this is can return bottles for refund?
Hammerwell
An even better improvement would be catching those who dispose their trash this way.
freshthrowaway1138
A lot of that is about poverty. Want to slow or stop the flow of trash into the water? Then you have to build properly engineered landfills and then fund proper trash collection and transport systems. People don't want to live in pollution, but the poor aren't really given a choice.
tankerofquetzals
Oh, there's more to it than that, at least some of it is cultural. I've been to at least one place where people don't consider plastic as trash. The island is a paradise unique in the world, and in many places the ground is covered in dozens of square metres of discarded bottles, tarps, and whatnot. When you mention it to locals, they're taken aback, because to them it's perfectly fine and they don't see a problem.
AveryverySadBear
Microplastic teabag.
SnakesInBowties
Sounds like the signature move of a professional wrestler!
conklin5
Good name for a jam band.
AveryverySadBear
I have a lil list of band names like that. On the list it goes.
PedroBenecol
While this is well and fine, we still should shoot the people tossing garbage where it doesn't belong.
ePluribus
That escalated fast.
ChewyTheWookie
I'm worried that someone is just out of view upstream dumping bags of trash for the video. The way it appears in bunches adds to the impression.
tankerofquetzals
Unfortunately there are plenty of places where no extra effort is required...
Fulustreka
It does make sense...
ShiftingPattern
Especially with none at the start until they knew they were in position and rolling....
Suomijuusto89
Apparently, the locals haven't heard of such a tool as a trash can
thisisnotthegreatestusernameintheworlditisjustatribute
The way the trash comes down in concentrated groups makes me think someone upstream is just dumping their trash straight into it
Plagen
Someone definitely just dumped in their trash up stream, lol. There was barely any, and then BOOM.
Elkarlo77
The Question is intentional or not. This are three massive pile. The Problem is that in those countries they get payed to "process" European Trash. Often it ends in illegal Dumps. Which are unstable and release themself into small streams like this and it ends in the Ocean. Looking at the Water Quality i would say upstream is one. The Question stays: Was it a demonstration or the normal 'selfrelease' when the rain started. I am in favor of the selfrelease, demonstrations tends to be with poeple.
lightfoot2
Cool!
JohnBigboote74
Dam! That's a lot of trash.
lurkerthatoccationallywantstocomment
That dam looks like it's ready to burst. Hopefully they clean it often
JosXII
did they dump a bunch of shit off camera or something? because it was clean when the video started?
Alurkerforcedtologin
That's... Quite an excessive amount of trash in the water.
Sebastopol140
That's because people are trash.
MidasTheAlchemist
So where's the truck dumping it's up stream?
GenshiV
What is the time period we're looking at? Because I'm happy it's catching the larger bits, but I'm still horrified.
Leithoa
Roughly one storm. You can see the flow increase and the water change color.
IamMordrid
Not all trash floats...
pleaseacknowledgethecat
Same! Where the holy fuck is this? And what they said… what’s the timeline please?
FurtiveGlancer
Will last 5 minutes in India & Indonesia
ToasterDent
I think this is from the 2020's
zombiebatman
The early two thousands?!?!
ToasterDent
It was back when they didn't care about the Earth!
pareidoliaperson
It was 2 seconds sped up to make it look like it's 20 seconds...
dudubaubauchikachikah
nice. sad that I had to ponder that for a moment.
Randomice
Looking at the clouds, I think no more than a few hours.
alcamar
Seeing how much crap was just upstream all at once, agreed that it was an incredibly short timespan. I'm doubting it was much more than an hour, if that.
MCpeepantz
I'm pretty sure its when large amounts of people are waking. If not, maybe after typical dining hours?
HandoB4Javert
Fulustreka
Well pointed.
SilverNicktail
It could be a demo video. Nothing, nothing, nothing, tons of stuff. Implies to me someone dumped it all in at once.
OmnibusLatinName
I hope this was a test and not "normal"
gemaeuer
bless your heart
OmnibusLatinName
Aww, man. :(
Volpe42
I'm pretty sure this is an open sewer, not a stream
Akule
A lot of the streams are now open sewers. The USA had a lot of clean water rollbacks from the 2016 administration so that companies could freely pollute our waterways.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/climate/trump-administration-rolls-back-clean-water-protections.html
neo154
The good old party never misses an opportunity for social destruction.
Volpe42
A pay walled article that you can't even read the first paragraph of. So I'm going to just point out that just because the things that were put on place by the potus before being rolled back doesn't mean that sewage is now automatically being dumped into the streams now. The treatment plant in the town i grew up in output water that was cleaner than the tap water, in the 80s and 90s.
Akule
Javascript blocker removes the paywall.
Volpe42
On Android?
keebs63
That is very clearly not the U.S. lmao.
Akule
I know, I mentioned that a lot of streams are open sewers, then I mentioned the US. Two separate things.
ReykjavikRed
Yeah, open sewers are yucky. Unlike Sports from Huey Lewis and the News. I think that’s when they really came into their own commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost.
djj25
What is all that water doing in our trash
RoymanHenryburg
The video’s sped up but this must be only 20 minutes max
werrywerry
It's not time-lapse, you see the garbage pieces actually moving along the water. It's just sped up, max 10 mins. But it looks to me like they are throwing the garbage in upstream to demo the device. Or maybe just a large amount of rubbish was dislodged from a bigger pile upstream.