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

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an astronaut floating in the ocean surrounded by plastic bottles and other trash, looking up into the sky

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch Some of the plastic in the patch is over 50 years old, and includes items (and fragments of items) such as "plastic lighters, toothbrushes, water bottles, pens, baby bottles, cell phones, plastic bags, and nurdles." Research indicates that the patch is rapidly accumulating. The patch is believed to have increased "10-fold each decade" since 1945. A similar patch of floating plastic debris is found in…

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Discover the science behind the Pacific Trash Vortex, its environmental impact, and what it means for our oceans. Expert analysis from #FreeAstroScience. #PacificTrashVortex #Ocean #Pollution #EnvironmentalImpact #Science #SaveOurOceans #EcoAwareness Read here:

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the great pacific garbage patch - ocean with plastic

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. Read full article...

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a man standing in the middle of a lake filled with trash

Did you know that in this photo there are a predicted 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic? . This is the pacific garbage patch, now nearly three times the size of France it's a shocking sight. Created by ocean currents moving litter into one place it truly shows the plastic crisis. . We as consumers have the power to change this, we must consider the environmental impacts our purchases have and where the waste will end up? Together we can make a change! . . Don't forget to follow us @eco.cupboard…

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The Ocean Cleanup has been focusing its efforts on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an enormous collection of marine debris in the North Pacific.

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a large amount of plastic bottles and other trash on the ground next to a body of water

SAN DIEGO—With the swirling mass of discarded plastic now a colossal and permanent fixture of the ocean, a promising new report published Tuesday by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, has found that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch could support a full-scale ground war by 2040. “After extensive research, we’ve concluded that the large area of marine debris floating in the North Pacific Ocean could host a serious, worldwide military conflict in less than two decades,” lead…

Did you know that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest floating trash island in the world? It’s time to take action and help clean it up. #environment #cleanup #pollution

Did you know that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest floating trash island in the world? It’s time to take action and help clean it up. #environment #cleanup #pollution

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