So, this is what led me to the little rant below... Most of the aforementioned garbage comes in the form of plastic, and no, not a single blob of plastic. There are roughly 2 trillion pieces of plastic in just this one area (this doesn't account for the rest of the plastic in the ocean). So, some of you might be asking why the garbage forms into patches as the one mentioned above. The answer is simple: Gyres Ocean Gyres Source--License: Public Domain The gyres are the circles made by the arrows
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Hundreds of miles long, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is roughly the size of Texas. Also known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, it stretches for hundreds of miles and follows currents from the West Coast to Japan. The clothes you have on right now were most likely sewed children in dirty sweatshops. These kids are ages 5-15, and a countless number of those died around age 14. Disney just came out with a new toy that you absolutely love and must have. You buy it, but is then thrown away and adds to
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3 pillars of actions 3.2 The Shanghai Accord 2001 on trade facilitation plan 3.3 APEC meeting in Busan, Korea 2005 for Mid Term stock takes of the programme 4.0 Assess and quantify the achievements and changes that have taken place in the Asia-Pacific regions in relation to its goals and targets set 5.0 Conclusion 6.0 Reference
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Save Our Beaches! The Study Behind Coastal Pollution Plastic Pollution is a significant contributor to the non-point source pollution found in the Monterey Bay and around the world. While terms such as Marine Debris and Ocean Trash have been used to describe the garbage that enters the ocean, a growing number of scientists, researchers and marine-based organizations have adopted the term Plastic Pollution not only because 90% of floating ocean trash is plastic, but because the term pollution highlights
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Plastic Paradise Response I have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch once or twice but I don’t think I full realized how bad the problem was until I saw Plastic Paradise. When I heard of the “garbage island” I honestly thought it was an island of garbage you can go out onto and potentially stand on. The fact that you can’t really see the island because it’s all spread out and a few inches below the surface was an astonishing fact! The way the oceans current moves that so no matter where the
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Article One: The world largest Dump: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Who is the author, or authors? The author is Thomas M. Kostigen Who is the intended audience? The Intended audience in this article is the society. Is the information relevant to the subject of the case study? I think this article is relevant to this subject (pacific gyre) because of the detailed research found by the author, which supports the effects of pacific gyre. How credible is this source? I think this source
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Philippines becomes the world's biggest stage for a week as it hosts this year's APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation). The leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies gathered in Manila for the second time after 19 years from November 18-19, 2015. Under the Philippines’ leadership, the overall subject of APEC 2015 is the promotion and advancement of inclusive growth in the Asia-Pacific region, hence the APEC 2015 theme, “Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World
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The Garbage Island documentary was published in September 6, 2012. Vice company is the founder of this documentary. Vice and he's crew members travel in the Pacific Ocean to the North Pacific Gyre, where they hope to see "Garbage Island". While they are traveling through sea they test the water when they see a patch of trash in the water. They test the water to see how contaminated it is due to the trash that traveled through that area. This documentary is really effective for conveying its message
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War on Plastic Bags The battle between individuals who are committed to saving environment and those who seem not to be as interested has become a bigger battle. Our environment is changing whether we see it or not, the ecological footprint that humans are leaving is becoming greater. More impactful to the wildlife causing noticeable changes that is harming rather than helping. These impacts revolve around trying to sustain a lifestyle that as Americans we have grown accustom to. Around the
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch This article is about the trash that ends up in the oceans and builds up into a giant garbage patch. When people throw their garbage on the ground it ends up in a small body of water and eventually travels into the ocean and gets stuck in this unbelievably large collection of trash. I think it is terrible when people litter because that litter ends up in the oceans and can hurt many animals. This problem is very serious and needs to be looked at as a bigger problem
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