In fact, so much has amalgamated in the Pacific Ocean that a new island has been born, made of an estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) has an estimated ...

However, unlike a true island, the Great Pacific Garbage ... has said cleaning up the garbage patch would "bankrupt any country" that tried it. While the outlook sounds rather grim, there are ...

Of the country's 35.5 million foreign ... By the end of year, the island could be producing up to 1,400 tonnes of trash a day, overwhelming its sole landfill, he said. Authorities are pushing ...

Needless to say, Nantucket officials strongly encourage recycling and composting to minimize the impact on the refuse ...

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