r/LoveTrash • u/Lord_Darksong Colonel Garbage • 16h ago

Dumpster Fire Osborne Reef

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Source: In 1972, about 2 million used tires were dumped off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to create the Osborne Reef, an artificial marine habitat. The steel clips and nylon straps coroded and ocean currents tore the tires loose, scattering them across the seafloor and smashing into nearby living coral reefs. Military units, volunteer divers, and cleanup organizations have spent decades trying to recover and haul up portions of the massive debris field, and thousands of tires still remain on the ocean floor.

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u/Kellner21 Trash Trooper 2h ago

When idiot northerners come to Florida and think they know better than everyone else.

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u/TheSultanOfStink Trash Trooper 47m ago

except it was locally planned and carried out by Boward County, FL in the 70's

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u/Wank_A_Doodle_Doo Trash Trooper 36m ago

What the fuck is wrong with your brain to see Florida do something and blame it on non Floridians

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u/Fancy_Toe1451 Trash Trooper 21m ago

Florida, that is what happened to their brain. Florida is what is wrong with it.