And the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not alone ... and a fifth stagnates in the Indian Ocean. Up to 90% of plastics entering the world's oceans come from refuse dumped into rivers, according ...

Five large patches of trash swirling in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans serve as a crushing reminder that the ocean bears the ... the North Pacific Garbage Patch — is growing even ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is one of the most polluted areas of the ocean. 22-year-old Boyan Slat has a potential cleanup solution. The Ocean Cleanup uses a boom to capture plastic and keep ...