The pacific garbage patch
It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to exist: the threat is rather to life itself.
– Rachel Carson
40% of the oceans are covered up by garbage.
7 million tons of litter ends up in oceans every year.
Millions of marine animals are ingesting plastic everyday.
The pacific garbage patch is at the center.
7 million tons of litter ends up in oceans every year.
Millions of marine animals are ingesting plastic everyday.
The pacific garbage patch is at the center.