The Great Garbage Patch

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.

 

 

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