The Plastic That Never Truly Disappears
The Plastic That Never Truly Disappears
What happens to a plastic bottle after you throw it away? You might never see it again, but that doesn't mean it's gone.
Far out in the Pacific Ocean, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch reveals a disturbing side of plastic pollution. Ocean currents carry discarded waste across vast distances, while larger plastic items gradually break into tiny particles that are much harder to find and remove.
How did everyday plastic waste become a global environmental problem, and why is cleaning up the ocean more complicated than it seems?
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