Pacific garbage patch

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch covers an area twice the size of Texas or three times the size of France.

Efforts are under way to clear the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Is that really a good idea, asks Andrew Kersley

Just a small overlook of what some places in our oceans look like.

If you guessed the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” you’re right. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is also known as the largest landfill in the world, and unfortunately it is not found in a thoroughly…

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch or the pacific trash vortex is a collection of marine debris (litter that ends up in the ocean, seas, and other large bodies of water) in the North Pacific Ocean. It includes two distinct collections of debris which are formed due to the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre.

And that's a highly conservative estimate, say scientists.

This needs to stop. Scientists estimate that there are 5.25 trillion bits of plastic debris in the oceans worldwide — that's more plastic pieces than stars in our galaxy! Awareness is the first step of change.

Floating boom finally retains debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, creator says

Tiny fragments of microplastics are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, significantly through our food and drink.

World Oceans Day: Great Pacific Garbage Patch (infographic) - Belinda Ivey