An area in the North Pacific Ocean called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is filled with trillions of bits of plastic near the surface. The garbage patch extends over a very wide area, with estimates ranging from an area the size of the state of Texas to one larger than the continental United States.

The wind and currents circle clockwise, sweeping all this junk toward the center. Birds and fish ingest this plastic and they drown in discarded fishing nets.

Some plastics decompose within a year of entering the water, leaching potentially toxic chemicals such as PCBs and derivatives of polystyrene. As it disintegrates, the plastic ultimately becomes small enough to be ingested by aquatic organisms which reside near the ocean’s surface. Plastic waste thus enters the foodchain.

We are responsible for this. Pretty disgusting hey.

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