great pacific garbage patch

Don't Call It A Garbage Patch: The Truth About Cleaning Up Ocean Plastics

From ghost nets to dead turtles, the founder of the Ocean Voyages Institute shares what they find hauling plastic waste out of the Pacific Ocean.
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What It's Like To Swim Through The Most Polluted Part Of The Ocean

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is teeming with plastic trash.
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French Swimmer Begins Attempt to Swim Across Pacific Ocean

Ben Lecomte plans to spend eight hours a day in the water for five to six months.
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Area Of Plastic In The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Three Times The Size Of France

And there's up to 16 times more trash than scientists had thought.
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New Plastic Garbage Patch Found In The South Pacific Could Be '1.5 Times Larger Than Texas'

The enormous swathe of marine pollution could contain "millions of plastic particles per square kilometer,” oceanographer Charles Moore says.
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3 Incredible Inventions That Are Cleaning Our Oceans

These projects are helping take out the trash.
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The Islands Of Hawaii Hold One Of The Dirtiest Places In The World

Kamilo Point shows just how dire the world's plastic pollution problem really is.
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Even Worse Than We Feared

A young inventor has a cleanup plan -- but he has to understand the enormity first.
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