The oceans have 7,000 to 35,000 tons of floating garbage, mostly plastic, creating “garbage patches” where waste accumulates due to ocean currents. Every ocean has at least one landfill. The Pacific Ocean has two garbage patches, and microbes, including cholera bacteria, live on plastic waste. The size of the patches is difficult to determine due to plastic breaking into smaller pieces.
The world’s oceans contain 7,000 to 35,000 tons of floating garbage, mostly plastic. Areas of the ocean where waste tends to concentrate are called “garbage patches”. These spots are created when marine debris is transported and then trapped by ocean currents. Currently, every ocean has at least one landfill.
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The Pacific Ocean contains two areas of garbage: the Western Garbage Patch, southeast of Japan, and the Eastern Garbage Patch, between Hawaii and California.
Microbes have been found to live on plastic waste, mainly cholera bacteria, Vibrio.
The size of the garbage spots varies greatly and is difficult to determine. This is due to the plastic breaking into smaller pieces that cannot be detected by satellites.
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