In 1997, a sailor named Charles Moore discovered that part of the Pacific Ocean is filled with plastic garbage. Some questioned Moore’s findings. They asked why this big area could not be seen in photos. But others agreed with Moore. He and Curtis Ebbesmeyer, an on ocean garbage, named this of the Pacific “the Great Garbage Patch.” There, ocean and winds push the water around in a clockwise circle. Garbage collects when it gets trapped inside.
Once, most of the garbage in the patch was , made of natural materials. would break it down, so it re-entered the environment. Now most of the garbage is plastic that comes from items like bottles or bags. Animals sometimes try to eat the plastic, which often has stuck to it. These poisonous may build up in the animals and kill them. So far, no one has found a way to clean up the Great Garbage Patch.
In 1997, a sailor named Charles Moore discovered that part of the Pacific Ocean is filled with plastic garbage. Some questioned Moore’s findings. They asked why this big area could not be seen in photos. But others agreed with Moore. He and Curtis Ebbesmeyer, an on ocean garbage, named this of the Pacific “the Great Garbage Patch.” There, ocean and winds push the water around in a clockwise circle. Garbage collects when it gets trapped inside.Once, most of the garbage in the patch was , made of natural materials. would break it down, so it re-entered the environment. Now most of the garbage is plastic that comes from items like bottles or bags. Animals sometimes try to eat the plastic, which often has stuck to it. These poisonous may build up in the animals and kill them. So far, no one has found a way to clean up the Great Garbage Patch.
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