An island out of trash in the middle of the Pacific
Much of our waste today is comprised of plastic that does not biodegrade. This waste accumulates in a swirling seas of debris, where plastic to sea life ratios are 6:1; where birds and mammals are dying of starvation and dehydration with bellies full of plastics; where fish are ingesting toxins at such a rate that soon they will no longer be safe to eat. The largest of these garbage swills is known as the Pacific Gyre, or The Great Garbage Patch.

