The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic waste, spanning an area twice the size of Texas. Composed mainly of plastic debris like toothbrushes, plates, and ...

to uncover the truth behind the mystery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Along the way she encounters scientists, celebrities, legislators and activists who shed light on what our society's ...

During a cleanup of ghost gear at Alert Bay off of Northern Vancouver Island last fall, Scott said he found one gillnet with ...

Then, experiment to address urban flooding and pollution. Grades 3 to 8, 15 min to 1 hour, Life Science & Earth Science Engineering A Fix For The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Students will consider the ...

Ten-year-old Anna Langdon heard about a problem and didn't wait for someone else to tell her how to help. The fourth grade student at Linntown Intermediate School in the Lewisburg Area School District ...

He and Gove expected to find plastics in their slicks; the Hawaiian chain is in the drift pattern of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. But they never intended to join the growing hunt for ...

There is no example more famous than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a heap of trash roughly double the size of Texas that resides in the ocean between Hawaii and California. A problem of this size ...

It is estimated that 1 million tons of ghost gear enter the ocean each year, and roughly half of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch consists of abandoned netting. Taking local climate action is a great ...