The Trash Patch In The Pacific Is Many Times Bigger Than We Thought

Trash and assorted garbage collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which has up to 16 times more plastic in it than previously thought.

In total, scientists say there are about 79,000 tons of plastic in this area, which is more than double the size of Texas.

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