Growth of Ocean 'Garbage Patch' Alarms Experts

A sprawling mass of garbage-littered water, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is expanding, alarming scientists.
Plastic sea trash doesn't biodegrade and often floats at the surface. Bottlecaps, bags and wrappers that end up in the ocean from the wind or through overflowing sewage systems can then drift thousands of miles.
A study released earlier this month estimated that thousands of tons of plastic debris wind up in the oceans every year, and some of that has ended up in the swirling currents of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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