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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch
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Between #Hawaii & #California #GPGP Great Pacific Garbage Patch - 2XTexas - largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world; bounded by a gyre - spinning circular current in the ocean - pulls trash towards the centre creating a garbage vortex “soup”
1.8 trillion pieces of plastic = 80,000 tonnes.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/world/plastic-pollution-ocean-ecosystems-intl-climate