How big is the ocean plastic issue? |2 80,000 tonnes plastic floating in the GPGP The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world and is located between Hawaii and California. To combat this issue, The Ocean Cleanup has developed a U-shaped system, to catch plastic. It consists of a 600-meter-long floater that sits at the surface of the water and a tapered 3-meter-deep skirt attached below. 50% of GPGP estimated removed within 5 years
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