Garbage Patches
The term "garbage patch" most often refers to a nebulous, floating junk yard on the high seas. Two of the most famous are the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the more-recently discovered Great Atlantic Garbage Patch.
It's the poster child for a worldwide problem: plastic that begins in human hands yet ends up in the ocean, often inside animals' stomachs or around their necks.
Articles about Garbage Patches
Wed, May 09 2012 at 10:36 AM EST
An abundance of oceanic water striders could be 'good' for the crabs that munch on the insect, but food for the strider could become harder to find.Wed, May 09 2012 at 1:44 AM EST
The vast swirl of plastic waste floating in the North Pacific has grown 100-fold over the last 40 years, according to a research paper.Fri, May 04 2012 at 10:08 PM EST
In his book, 'Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash,' author Edward Humes tracks the journey of garbage around the world and back into the food chain.Wed, Feb 29 2012 at 11:55 AM EST
Like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, debris from the March 2011 tsunami is expected to begin washing up on shores, including the Hawaiian Islands.Thu, Feb 02 2012 at 2:39 AM EST
Craig Leeson has been following the menace of plastic in the ocean for a film that aims to combine the art of nature documentary with a campaigning quest.Fri, Sep 16 2011 at 3:19 PM EST
Just in time for International Coastal Cleanup Day, Method announces a new recycled plastic laundry detergent bottle that will be partially composed of plastic waste collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Sun, Aug 14 2011 at 8:00 PM EST
More people will soon become familiar with the concept of a plastic footprint.Sun, Jul 10 2011 at 12:44 AM EST
A review of research from the last 20 years reveals hundreds of cases in which whales and dolphins have been sickened or killed by marine litter.Fri, Jul 08 2011 at 12:28 PM EST
Scientists estimate that fish ingest roughly 12,000 to 24,000 tons of plastic a year in this area located 1,000 miles west of California.Tue, Jun 21 2011 at 12:03 PM EST
Thick mats of floating wood and plastic will take between 1 and 2 years to cross the Pacific and then split into 2 large garbage patches.- 1. Solar Storm
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