THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world and is located between Hawaii and California. Scientists of The Ocean Cleanup have conducted the most extensive analysis ever of this area. credit : https://youtu.be/0EyaTqezSzs WHAT IS THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is the largest of the five offshore plastic accumulation zones in the world’s oceans. It is located halfway between Hawaii and California. PLASTIC ACCUMULATION It is estimated that 1.15 to 2.41 million tonnes of plastic are entering the ocean each year from rivers. More than half of this plastic is less dense than the water, meaning that it will not sink once it encounters the sea. 1.15 TO 2.41 MILLION METRIC TONNES OF PLASTIC ARE ENTERING THE OCEAN EACH YEAR. The stronger, more buoyant plastics show resiliency in the marine environment, allowing them to be transported
