Have you heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? It's a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean — the largest accumulation of plastic in the world. In fact, the oceans are so overwhelmed with plastic pollution that if the Great Pacific garbage patch were a country, it would be the 19th largest in the world. Check out our interactive map to see how it measures up to other places for yourself: https://biodiv.us/3SMFWSs | Center for Biological Diversity

57K views · 5.6K reactions | According to our projections, we expect to be able to clean the entire Great Pacific Garbage Patch (containing 100,000,000kg of plastic) using ten systems based on System 03. This animated video shows our vision of this future: | The Ocean Cleanup | Facebook

Learn all about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: What it is, what it isn’t, and what you can do: https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-garbagepatch/welcome.html | NOAA Ocean Today

54K views · 2.3K reactions | During a visit to the Dominican Republic, Boyan reflects on the problems local communities face and why rivers are the primary source of ocean plastic pollution. | The Ocean Cleanup | Facebook

Say hello to The Ocean Cleanup Interceptor. Our solution for preventing river pollution from entering the ocean. | The Ocean Cleanup