Plastic Pollution and Bans
Great Pacific Garbage Patch is Larger than Previous Estimates
A new study by a group of scientists now estimates the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” to be 79,000 tons of plastic. This is “four to 16 times larger than previously estimated.” The other surprising find was that 46 percent of it is made up of fishing gear. Netting and other fishing gear entangles whales, turtles and other large […]
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