In short, while the picture is authentic, it does not show the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Underwater photographer ...

The newest survey, which was conducted by The Ocean Cleanup Foundation ... Contrary to what many believe, the patch isn’t a garbage island, but rather a massive area of the Pacific that has ...

Standing on the island's remote shoreline brings a ... Some 8 million tons of plastic trash leak into the ocean annually, and it's getting worse every year. Americans are said to use 2.5 million ...

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An application submitted to the UN on World Ocean’s Day asks for ‘The Trash Isles’ to be recognised as an official ... Designer Mario Kerkstra created the identity for the island, designing its flag ...

There, it joins the massive conglomerates of plastic waste, forming one of the many infamous plastic islands that mar the ocean's natural beauty. This tale illuminates the interconnectedness of our ...

Roughly eight million tons of plastic enters the ocean every year. That’s according to a 2015 report, which also identified where the bulk of this trash originates. At the top of the list ...

Discover what causes huge quantities of garbage to end up on the most remote islands in the world and ... man-made material that has ended up in the ocean and that is washed up on beaches.

“Trash and debris flowing into the ocean is a threat to marine life and ... in because Maalaea is like the windiest part of the island, and because of the highway and the cars,” she said.