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What is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?A swirling sea of plastic bags, bottles and other debris is growing in the North Pacific, and now another one has been found in the Atlantic. But how did they get there? And is there anything we can do to clean them up?

What is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?
A swirling sea of plastic bags, bottles and other debris is growing in the North Pacific, and now another one has been found in the Atlantic. But how did they get there? And is there anything we can do to clean them up?

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    This Garbage Patch in the Pacific irritates me immensely..not because it’s there, but because with all the technology of...
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    What is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch? A swirling sea of plastic bags, bottles and other debris is growing in...
  24. thehats reblogged this from myasphyxiatedmind and added:
    Aye, it definitely does its harm. Birds and sea turtles, certainly. But plenty of small-midsize fish species also use it...
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    Sad story. So many other animals (birds come immediately to mind) are harmed by this. :(
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