![The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now so huge and permanent that a coastal ecosystem is thriving on it, scientists say | CNN The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now so huge and permanent that a coastal ecosystem is thriving on it, scientists say | CNN](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230417121645-05-great-pacific-garbage-patch-file-restricted.jpg?c=original)
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now so huge and permanent that a coastal ecosystem is thriving on it, scientists say | CNN
![414 million pieces of plastic found on remote island group in Indian Ocean | Plastics | The Guardian 414 million pieces of plastic found on remote island group in Indian Ocean | Plastics | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1e5334a08bec9fdc2db17218d71cc423755b7327/42_0_4257_2556/master/4257.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=655496f9e519add96a95e2aa73e6f724)
414 million pieces of plastic found on remote island group in Indian Ocean | Plastics | The Guardian
![Great Pacific Garbage Patch' is massive floating island of plastic, now 3 times the size of France - ABC News Great Pacific Garbage Patch' is massive floating island of plastic, now 3 times the size of France - ABC News](https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/ocean-garbage-ap-hb-180323_hpEmbed_17x13_992.jpg)
Great Pacific Garbage Patch' is massive floating island of plastic, now 3 times the size of France - ABC News
![Every minute of every day, the equivalent of one truckload of plastic enters the sea - Greenpeace International Every minute of every day, the equivalent of one truckload of plastic enters the sea - Greenpeace International](https://www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-international-stateless/2017/09/6c9d5f0b-gp0str1t7.jpg)
Every minute of every day, the equivalent of one truckload of plastic enters the sea - Greenpeace International
![Illustrazione Stock An aerial view of Plastic Island, also known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or Pacific Trash Vortex, which is composed mainly of plastic, light metals, and garbage organic residues Illustrazione Stock An aerial view of Plastic Island, also known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or Pacific Trash Vortex, which is composed mainly of plastic, light metals, and garbage organic residues](https://as2.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/05/47/19/65/1000_F_547196511_Zpc2xde3w7J99koRmdIBV9iJmHrYWJfs.jpg)
Illustrazione Stock An aerial view of Plastic Island, also known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or Pacific Trash Vortex, which is composed mainly of plastic, light metals, and garbage organic residues
![World Ocean Day 2019: Ocean plastics problem isn't going away, but here's what you can do to help - ABC News World Ocean Day 2019: Ocean plastics problem isn't going away, but here's what you can do to help - ABC News](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/great-pacific-garbage-patch-02-ap-jef-190606_hpMain.jpg)
World Ocean Day 2019: Ocean plastics problem isn't going away, but here's what you can do to help - ABC News
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Garbage Islands in the Ocean. Pollution of Water and Planet, Accumulation of Plastic in the Sea Stock Illustration - Illustration of plastic, environmental: 279320705
![Plastic dumped in Pacific Ocean bigger than France, Germany, Spain combined, shows study - Hindustan Times Plastic dumped in Pacific Ocean bigger than France, Germany, Spain combined, shows study - Hindustan Times](https://images.hindustantimes.com/rf/image_size_630x354/HT/p2/2018/03/22/Pictures/us-military-asia-pacific_7e85fd4c-2def-11e8-a5fc-524b5b61153f.jpg)
Plastic dumped in Pacific Ocean bigger than France, Germany, Spain combined, shows study - Hindustan Times
![Scientists find 414 million pieces of plastic debris on remote islands. That's even worse than it sounds. Scientists find 414 million pieces of plastic debris on remote islands. That's even worse than it sounds.](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-1500w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2019_21/2864166/190520-jennifer-lavers-plastic-debris-covering-cocos-se-521p.jpg)