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Antarctica's beaches do not collect garbage, possibly because the sea ice freezes annually which would prevent floating ocean rubbish from reaching the coasts.
Any rubbish generated on the continent is generated by occupants of the research stations. What cannot be incinerated on the continent is returned to the country that supports the research station.
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Is the rubbish in Antarctica killing the sea life?
Rubbish in Antarctica is disposed of by recycling or otherwise packing up waste and shipping it back to the country that supports the research station. Some rubbish is burned on the continent. No rubbish ends up in the Southern Ocean.
How does rubbish affect animal breeding in antarctica?
Its bad for them obvously
What has been done to protect rubbish disposal on antarctica?
Rubbish that is not burned on the continent is retro-fitted: i.e., returned, to the country of origin.
Where do the people in Antarctica put their rubbish?
Generally, rubbish bins are useful for collecting rubbish. All garbage that is not incinerated on the continent is re-tro'd back to the country of origin that supports the research station.
Does Antarctica have any rubbish trucks that collect rubbish?
Yes.Every scientific station on the continent is required to remove its rubbish from the continent.The American stations incinerate the rubbish that is burnable, and remove all other rubbish, including human waste from field camps, by ship and take it back to America for proper disposal.
How have people managed the disposal of rubbish in antarctica?
All waste which is not burned on the continent is packed up and shipped back to the country that supports the research station where the rubbish is generated.
How can you help protect antarctica's wildlife?
Stop dumping rubbish where ever people feel like it
What has been done to reduce rubbish disposal in Antarctica?
Antarctica has incorporated many rubbish disposal plans to help control the amount of trash that is found throughout the country. These plans include recycling, reusing, and burning waste materials that create large bulk in landfills.
Why you should not dump garbage into the ocean?
Dumping rubbish in Antarctica's seas is not a practice that is allowed there. Dumping rubbish in any sea, however, can cause pollution, especially when the rubbish contains materials that will not degrade in water.
Does rubbish in Antarctica rot?
Waste and rubbish generated at research stations that is not burned on the site, is packaged and shipped back to the country that supports the research station. It's too cold for anything to 'rot' on Antarctica, plus it's so arid that everything simply dries out and what remains is frozen.
How is Antarctica threatened?
fishing, oil spills, tourists, tourists dropping rubbish and causing pollution, ships and boats.
How much rubbish is left in antarctica a year?
Generally, research stations follow the guideline -- clean up after yourself. All waste produced is either burned, or is bagged and returned to the country that supports the research station. As a result, there is no waste to speak of in Antarctica.
