The Truth about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

摘要

The "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" has become quite the celebrity over the years, and as with any famous figure, there are a lot of rumors out there. Let's set the record straight. The "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" is actually just one of several "garbage patches" found around the world. No, these patches are not huge floating masses of garbage that you can walk on. Instead, they are where large amounts of marine debris can be found in greater densities due to circular ocean currents called "gyres" that concentrate trash in these areas.