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How Your Trash Ends up in the Ocean [Infographic]
We've written extensively about the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.
But have you ever wondered how exactly your trash, maybe hundreds of miles inland, makes it out into the ocean?
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch Now ‘Three Times the Size of France’
New research suggests the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a collection of plastic in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii, is up to 16 times larger than previously thought. The patch is suggested to be 790,000 tons – or three times the size of France – and growing.
Our Oceans are Polluted and You Might be Wearing the Problem
It’s no secret that wearing clothes made with synthetic fibers come with a myriad of problems. From carcinogenic chemicals used to treat and dye the material, to high energy use...
Everything You Need to Know About the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch
There is currently an estimated 3.5 million tons of trash floating around the Pacific Ocean, in what's called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
It's believed the patch spans roughly twice...
5 Relatively Unknown Pollution Problems
here is a list of 5 relatively unknown pollution problems that are worth knowing. You may not be able to do anything directly about any of them, but raising awareness is the first step that needs to be taken in order to right the wrongs done and avoid any more from occurring in the future.
Kim Preston’s “Plastic Pacific” Series
Plastic objects positioned in the ocean is the subject of photographer Kim Preston's new series, titled Plastic Pacific.
The series features everyday plastic objects floating in the sea looking like jellyfish, polyps,...
Building Below: Underwater Structures Propose Pollution Solutions
eVolo Architecture Magazine’s 2012 Skyscraper competition entrants from South Korea developed the conceptual Plastic Fish Tower—an underwater ocean structure designed to ‘attract’ plastic in an effort to reduce the...
Method Designs Bottle From Great Pacific Garbage Patch Debris
San Francisco-based green cleaning brand, Method, in collaboration with Los Angeles-based Envision Plastics, will be rolling out with a new line of biodegradable 2-in-1 dish and hand cleaner this November which will...
G-“art”-bage Patch Kids
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch—that vast swirling vortex of gum wrappers and milk jugs that threatens the food chain and looms above, beside, below and inside us now to an...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – From Laos To Hawaii
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
If you have ever wondered what happens to all the rubbish humans create, after some consideration – and few available answers – you...
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