From the article...For many years, the ocean has been filling up with trash from industry ships, cities, and even discarded military equipment. Its a massive global problem, made worse by the modern use of plastics that do not readily biodegrade.... All the trash that has been dumped has formed into giant gyres, which are big garbage patches that swirl in the ocean. John D. Sutter from CNN also comments on this issue in his article Search for Drowned Plane Highlights Ocean Trash Problem, stating, There are about five or six major trash-collecting gyres in the worlds oceans. Some of these gyres are about the size of Texas.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 08:02:52 +0000