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KNOWABLE: In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, new marine ecosystems are flourishing

In the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, at least 79,000 metric tons of plastic has coalesced to create the Great Pacific…

1 year ago

What is the great pacific garbage patch?

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world and is located between Hawaii…

1 year ago

The Ocean Cleanup, Part 1: Alternatives to reduce ocean plastic

Photo: Shutterstock, providing many images of a polluted ocean. This is the first of two-part post. This installment is written by…

1 year ago

Fiberglass – An Overlooked Aquatic Pollutant

From garbage gyres that choke aquatic life to microplastics that accumulate in the human body, plastic pollution in the ocean is a huge problem. People are…

1 year ago

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé found to be worst plastic polluters…

...worldwide in global cleanups and brand audits Photo: A Greenpeace diver holds a banner reading “Coca-Cola is this yours?” and…

6 years ago