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‘Great Garbage Patch’ in the Pacific Ocean not so great claim scientists

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Environmental scientists have been criticised for exaggerating the size of an “island” of plastic waste said to be swirling around in the Pacific Ocean after a study finds that it is 200 times smaller than claimed. One popular claim is … Continue reading →

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The world’s rubbish dump: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawaii to Japan

Posted on June 12, 2009 by

By Kathy Marks, Asia-Pacific Correspondent, and Daniel HowdenTuesday, 5 February 2008 INDEPENDENT GRAPHICS A "plastic soup" of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental … Continue reading →

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