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Odyssey Sea Glass Newsletter - Beach Dumping Means Sea Glass? November 15, 2013 |
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 Have you ever seen garbage being dumped into the ocean?Likely, the idea shocks you. But... All really good sea glass beaches were the result of dumping trash directly onto an ocean beach. Although the idea of dumping garbage into the ocean seems crazy to most of us in modern times, in the past it seemed to be a logical idea.We'll discuss this later in this newsletter and include some photos.  Here's what you'll find in this November 2013 edition of the Odyssey Sea Glass Newsletter.
Winner of the October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest  The winning photo is "Genuine Sea Glass Bead" by Sugie Lopez from Bellflower, California, USA Congratulations, Sugie!The Ocean - An Expedient Garbage Disposal Site?The ocean is so vast and the volume of water so great that the tiny bit of garbage dumped in a little spot along thousands of miles of beach must have appeared harmless to past generations in the United States and other countries.Now, however, we look at things very differently. With the huge increase in population of virtually all coastlines along our oceans and lakes along with  awareness of the ecological damage apparent in the world's large water bodies, knowledgeable people would be scandalized by seeing garbage dumped onto a beach.In the more developed countires we don't see the dumping on the beach to the extent it was done in the past. But trash from old dump sites continues to fall into the ocean or lakes in various places even in the United States. In third-world coutries, trash is still being disposed of in ocean waters either legally or illegally. All of our forefathers lived in what would be considered third-world conditions and they also found it expedient and convenient to use the ocean as a dump site. The garbage dump in many cases was a bluff above a beach and this included any size dump, from small household trash dumps to large city-wide dump sites. Today, these old dumpsites look pretty sanitary - the rotten, rusty, smelly part of the garbage has long disintegrated, dissolved, oxidized, and disappeared. What is left is the best part - sea glass. Examples of Old Dump Sites Still in Existence |
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 Glass Beach ~ A Sea Glass Lover's Paradise by Lisa D WalkerThis book is a compilation of the fascinating history and the jeweled yet fragile present, of a beach located in Fort Bragg, California, called Glass Beach. Read more... |
2 - Seaham, England - Glass Factory Dump until about 1921.
3 - Fort Ord, Seaside, California - Beach Dump unitl around 1980.
The old dump near Fort Ord is currently feeding thousands of pieces of sea glass per year into the Monterey Bay in Northern California. This is just a small section of perhaps 1/4 mile of dump frontage with the sun reflecting off the glass shards.
Read more about Seaside and the sea glass it's producing right now...
4 - Huanchaco, Peru - Beach Dump current 2013 (illegal).
Dumping garbage directly onto the beach is going on in many third-world countries at the present time
The Future of Sea Glass - Is it Running Out?
Opinions vary as to how much glass is being dumped onto beaches around the world. Some feel that since plastic has largely replaced glass bottles and jars, the dumped glass that ends up becoming sea glass is limited and will eventually run out.One factor in particular, though, is left out - the extreme population growth.
In 1930, the census showed 148,000 people in San Diego. At the present time, the population is around 1,400,000 or almost 10 times as much. So, if 1 person tossed 10 bottles out in 1930 and 10 people tossed 1 bottle each out in 2013, the same amount of glass is going into the trash.
So, what does that mean?
It means that, yes, fewer glass containers are used per person, perhaps. But it stands to reason that the huge increase in number of people and the resulting incredible accumulation of trash actually accounts for more glass products dumped than ever before in history.
A portion of these glass products are still being dumped directly into the ocean. Others get there indirectly. Perhaps not in your neighborhood, but what about the other immense part of the world's population?
One thing is for sure. Sea glass will be around for a long, long time.
~ David C. Schneider at OdysseySeaGlass.com
Have you missed out on the new pages and blogs at Odyssey Sea Glass?
Check them out quickly and easily on our Sea Glass Blog or take a look at a selection below that you might have missed.
Happy hunting to all!
David and Lin Schneider
OdysseySeaGlass.com
Did You Miss These Exciting Blogs?
Selected Pages from Odyssey and Contributors
Nov 11, 2013Beach Glass Collecting for the First Time ~ submitted by David (and Lin) in Huanchaco, Peru Do you remember going beach glass collecting for the first time? I have to admit, I (David) don't my Continue reading "Beach Glass Collecting for the First Time" Nov 11, 2013Trying to find out what bottle this came from. ~ sea glass identification question submitted by Jason Fox in Virginia, USA. I'm trying to find out where this bottle came from. There are some letters Continue reading "Trying to find out what bottle this came from." Nov 08, 2013Glass Fishing Floats Information and Photos Glass fishing floats - photos and questions from viewers with answers you'll enjoy Continue reading "Glass Fishing Floats Information and Photos" Nov 07, 2013Huanchaco Beach The beach here changes from one day to the next. Aside from tides, the changes that affect hunting for sea glass is whether it is going to be... Nov 07, 2013Jones Beach and Islip Beach Sea Glass Report On this page: Jones Beach, Long Island New York Islip Beach, Long Island, New York Continue reading "Jones Beach and Islip Beach Sea Glass Report" Nov 06, 2013Toss the glass in the ocean? Dangerous Littering or Good Karma for Future Finder?*Photo from newspaper report in El Comercio November 2013 in Peru, South America ~ Sea glass recycling question submitted by Joy in Virginia Continue reading "Toss the glass in the ocean? Dangerous Littering or Good Karma for Future Finder?" Nov 05, 2013Lake Ontario Beach Glass Photos, stories, and reports of Lake Ontario Beach Glass - find out where to go and when! Nov 04, 2013Sea Glass in Alaska?Sea Glass in Alaska? Yes! ~ Response submitted by Kelly in Alaska I have access to an incredible Alaskan beach filled with sea glass! Working Nov 04, 2013Is This a Tooth or Tusk? Animal Ivory Beach Find? ~ submitted by David Schneider in Huanchaco, Peru Lin and I were looking for sea glass here the other day and I found this tooth or bone. I Continue reading "Is This a Tooth or Tusk? Animal Ivory Beach Find?" Nov 01, 2013Sea Glass Lantern - Crafts ~ submitted by Debby Dernberger, Pacifica, CA U.S.A I collected sea glass from around the world: Israel, England, The Caribbean, The Oct 30, 2013Beautiful Blue Sea Glass from Peru ~ submitted by David and Lin from OdysseySeaGlass Huanchaco, Peru, October 30, 2013. Lin and I (David) find lots of nice sea glass in our current home Oct 30, 2013Friends Forever - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest ~ submitted by Judy Cairns in Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada This photo was taken with my reliable Sony digital camera on the beach in Kelligrews, Continue reading "Friends Forever - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest" Oct 26, 2013Mexican Treasures - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest ~ submitted by Sandy in Salida, Colorado Where was this photo taken? Mazatlan, Mexico Date, time of day, and weather conditions? (Not included) Continue reading "Mexican Treasures - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest" Oct 26, 2013Shorely Stunning - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest ~ submitted by Anjalai Pettit in Cape May County, NJ Where was this photo taken? This photo was taken at my house in Cape May County Date, time Continue reading "Shorely Stunning - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest" Oct 24, 2013Port Townsend, Washington, Sea Glass JewelryTimeless Sea Glass Adie Jorquera, Owner/Artist - Port Townsend My names is Adie and I am so lucky that I live in Port Townsend Continue reading "Port Townsend, Washington, Sea Glass Jewelry" Oct 14, 2013Bald Eagle Encounter - Sea Glass Saga ~ submitted by Addie Jorquera, Port Townsend, Washington, USA Bald Eagle Encounter It was a beautiful summer day and we decided to take Oct 14, 2013Core Banks NC Sea Glass ~ Sea glass identification question submitted by Robert Richard Shouse in Kernersville, NC USA The photo was taken at my home, recently. Oct 14, 2013"What in The World?" - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest ~ submitted by Krista in Buffalo, New York, USA Where was this photo taken? Conneaut, Ohio Date, time of day, and weather conditions? Afternoon Continue reading ""What in The World?" - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest" Oct 13, 2013Find Of A Lifetime - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest ~ submitted by John Headley in Philadelphia, PA Where was this photo taken? Date, time of day, and weather conditions? I found this amazing, in tact Continue reading "Find Of A Lifetime - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest" Oct 13, 2013"Just Sea Glass" - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest ~ submitted by Wellington in Glass shack, providenciales, Turks and Caicos islands Where was this photo taken? In Turks and Caicos at my home. Date, Continue reading ""Just Sea Glass" - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest " Oct 13, 2013Huge Sea Glass Pieces - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest ~ submitted by Debby Dernberger in Pacifica, CA U.S.A. Where was this photo taken? Pacifica, CA Date, time of day, and weather conditions? 10/02/13 Continue reading "Huge Sea Glass Pieces - October 2013 Sea Glass Photo Contest" |
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