Even If We Stopped Polluting Today, Ocean Garbage Patches Would Linger For Hundreds Of Years
Original Published Date:
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Media issued by ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a horrifying consequence of our never-ending consumption. Now, new research shows that even if we could eliminate plastic waste and prevent all litter from making its way to the ocean, these Patches would continue to mar the planet for hundreds of years.