Do you know what environmental scientists call the popular sailing route between California and Hawaii The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Surprised But this is only the tip of the iceberg.
According to an article by NASA&rsquos Earth Observatory, &lsquoabout eight million tons of plastic flow from rivers and beaches into the ocean every year&rsquo. The debris include a variety of objects, ranging from large fishing nets to microplastics (plastic pieces smaller than 5mm). Carried by ocean currents and broken down by waves and sunlight, the microplastics accumulate as huge garbage patches in the calm centers of ocean gyres (rotating ocean currents). The debris not only spreads across the surface of the water but also drops down all the way to the ocean floor. Harming the marine ecology in the long run.