(Image courtesy of Electrolux)
Canada is the latest country debating the prohibition of plastic grocery bags, and for good reason. With so much plastic in use the worlds oceans have become collection points for the plastic that we throw away rather than recycle.

One spot between Hawaii and California the size of Texas has been dubbed the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Researchers recently found a similar plastic trash gyre in the Atlantic between Bermuda and Portugal's Azores islands.

Electrolux is one company trying to show how much plastic waste reaches the oceans and kills sea and bird life. With the production of four vacuum cleaners made from the waste, the company isn't going into production with the models, but rather, wants to foster debate.

Do you think the company should go into production? It would get rid of some of the waste? What are your thoughts?

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