Rather than a dense, walkable mass, the patch is a vast region with elevated plastic concentrations.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At twice the size of Texas, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is continuing to grow, posing as a serious threat to the ...

Out in the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirl of plastic trash more than twice the size of Texas. As pieces of plastic tumble against each other, ...

At twice the size of Texas, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is continuing to grow, posing as a serious threat to the environment and ocean life. According to The Ocean Cleanup, an organization ...