TRASH TALK: What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
Well first, let’s talk about what it’s not. It’s not a floating island of trash, like a garbage dump or a landfill. It’s also not the only patch. They exist all throughout the ocean, and the Pacific Garbage Patch just happens to be the most famous.
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