Plastic Dump as Large as France, Germany, Spain Together: Study
Published 25 March 2018
That's around the weight of 500 jumbo jets, and up to sixteen times greater than the plastic mass uncovered there in any other previous studies.
The vast dump of plastic waste swirling in the Pacific Ocean is now bigger than France, Germany and Spain combined — far larger than previously feared — and is growing rapidly, a study published Thursday warned.
Researchers based in the Netherlands used a fleet of boats and aircraft to scan the immense accumulation of bottles, containers, fishing nets and microparticles known as the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" (GPGP) and found an astonishing build-up of plastic waste.
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