HUMANS have not been very kind to our planet, and the oceans, in particular, bear the weight of never-ending pollution. Each year, millions of tons of plastic and other waste products end up in the ocean. This marine debris is almost never touched as clean-up efforts are simply far too expensive an endeavour for anyone to undertake. So where does all the trash go, then? Is it true that the garbage in the Pacific Ocean has converged into a huge, artificial island? Verdict: TRUE The massive collection of debris in the Pacific Ocean has a formal name: the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/true-or-not/2023/06/29/quickcheck-is-there-a-039garbage-island039-bigger-than-texas-in-the-pacific-ocean

#thestar