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Photo Hunt: Garbage

It’s saturday’s Photo Hunt again. Today’s theme is Garbage. I’d like to present this disgusting photo I took over 5 years ago at a port in Malabon, Metro Manila.
garbage-in-obando

My daughter and I were invited to a fishpond in Obando, Bulacan. I was not aware that we had to take a banca (small boat) from Malabon. It was a rainy day and the streets were flooded as we neared the port. I was totally appalled at the garbage floating all over the shore.
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It’s amazing at the number of footwear found floating. So much garbage. Where did these come from? No wonder the streets are flooded. The drains are clogged with so much debris.
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I haven’t gone to this Malabon port since then. I hope the government cleaned up the mess.

10 thoughts on “Photo Hunt: Garbage”

  1. hi ms noemi. that’s a frustrating sight indeed. if you have time to scoot over to my entry for the week, i have something that may help lift your spirit about the burgeoning garbage problem in our country =]

    a great weekend to you!
    .-= ian´s last blog ..PhotoHunt: Garbage =-.

  2. Yeah, it is a sad sight indeed.

    I have a similar experience everyday when I walk the stretch of Jone’s Bridge every morning and see the never ending flow of water lilies on the Pasig River and the sickening stench of the river and esteros.

    When will clean these rivers up?
    .-= Ishmael Ahab´s last blog ..LOL Cats =-.

  3. Appalling, isn’t it?

    And the footwear will last for decades even in the water.

    On the other hand, some floating footwear has proved a boon to scientists who study ocean currents!

    In 1990, 21 shipping containers fell into the Pacific. Five containers containing 80,000 Nike shoes were among them. Four broke open, releasing some 60,000 of the shoes.

    The shoes float about the ocean and scientists have actually been able to do studies about ocean currents based on where shoes are located. They have literally floated around the world! (The shoes have serial numbers and all the serial numbers for that shipment were logged so they know if a shoe is or is not one from the ship.
    http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/floating-sneakers-examining-the-worlds-flotsam-with-dr-curtis-ebbesmeyer/19977488

    Another famous shipment which has been helpful to scientists is a shipment of 28,800 bath toys (Friendly Floaties) which was lost at sea in 1992, again in the Pacific. Some have actually found their was into the Atlantic ocean via the Arctic!.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_Floatees
    http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/rubber_duckies_and_ocean_science
    .-= Anneke (Mudhooks)´s last blog ..PhotoHunter: “Garbage” =-.

  4. Wow, this is an amazing blog! (+ Bookmark)

    Anyway, it’s sad to see that place is still the same. It’s hard to clean the entire place up. I hope that we can help improve that spot since we have NSTP class. 🙂

  5. This is the reality…It reminded me of the creek in Mandaluyong that the water is not flowing freely because of the rubbish – from plastic bags to debris from houses! I cant imagine if this garbage will go back to our footsteps during floods… Anyway, Im hoping that the government will continue plans for proper waste management.
    .-= reymos´s last blog ..Welcome to my eWorld… =-.

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