The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Location Miles From California Twice
Were Did it Come From Companies 80 Percent Traveling Trash Far Away
What’s the Problem
Most Common Debris Cigarettes and filters Plastic bags Food wrappers and containers Caps and lids Plastic bottles Paper bags Straws and stirrers Cups, plates, forks, knives and spoons Glass bottles Drink cans
Types of Marine Life Affected by Garbage Whales Dolphins Waterfowl Turtles Fish Asphyxiation Strangulation Contamination Entanglement
Facts on Trash 2 million plastic bottles How Much Trash
An Ecosystem of Stakeholders 100,000 Dolphins, Whales, Turtles 1,ooo,o00 Sea Birds Bisphenol A People, Businesses, Industries Government and Money
Possible Solutions Stop Education Officers Available to Recycle
The End
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