In short, while the picture is authentic, it does not show the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Underwater photographer ...

Midway Atoll, North Pacific Ocean (CNN) -- The distance from humanity ... Some 8 million tons of plastic trash leak into the ocean annually, and it's getting worse every year.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean. It’s the largest accumulation ... for plastic pollution to be treated as the hazardous waste that it is.

This vast ocean ... plastic is present, and yet, no country accepts responsibility. According to a study from the "Nature" journal published in 2022, the majority of the plastic in the Great ...

Scientists use satellite data to find ocean zones where trash naturally gathers for easier, faster, and cleaner clean-up.

Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...

Floating in the North Pacific Ocean is a mountain of waste the size of France ... effect on marine life (around 1 million seabirds die from encountering plastic waste each year) – so media site ...

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean. It’s the largest accumulation ... for plastic pollution to be treated as the hazardous waste that it is.