
Trash collected by the North Atlantic expedition. Image credit: 5 Gyres
We have all heard that there is a swirling mass of plastic trash in the Pacific Ocean. What many people still don’t know, however, is that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not alone. In fact, there are five s… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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