The great Pacific garbage patch is worse than we thought

A new aerial survey finds that the density of plastic waste in this swirling mass of ocean trash is much higher than expected. Much of the debris is large items that will eventually break down into harmful micro plastics that can work their way into the food chain. The Ocean Cleanup, a foundation dedicated to ridding the oceans of plastic, aims to deploy a massive boom to funnel some of the garbage into a cone for removal. The Guardian