The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Summary

The biggest collection of garbage is in Pacific Ocean, so the currents move circularly and this movement helps to collect the garbage. 90% of this garbage is plastic, and 80% of it comes from land by the wind. "Charles Moore" the sailor who discovered the patches in 1997. He calculates it, it was over 3 million tons of plastic, so the garbage was the same size of Africa. This garbage is dangerous for marine life and the environment, so the scientists think about reducing the amount of plastic used.