The Pacific Ocean Harbors the Largest Garbage Deposit in the World

The Pacific Ocean harbors the largest garbage deposit

in the world.
A garbage field the size of USA is discovered in the Pacific Ocean. Researcher warns about a phenomena that can have serious consequences for the environment.
The garbage consists of everything from common house commodities and plastic bags, to bigger items like footballs and canoes. The garbage is contained in these areas due to the ocean currents. This makes two deposit areas, one eastern and one western area.

The large depo centers of garbage stretches from the coast of California, past Hawaii and almost all the way to coast lines of Japan. Since the garbage is transparent and is deposited just beneath the ocean surface, you can not see it on the traditional satellite photos.

The scientists warn us that the garbage can double in size during the next decade if we do not take actions against this activity. We are told by the scientists that we need to cut down on the consumption of plastic in particular.

The garbage field was by accident found by the American ocean researcher Charles Moore in 1997. He was taking a short cut home from an ocean race this year when he discovered the garbage deposits.

He tell to the newspaper Daily Mail; “Every time I came up on the deck on my boat, I could see garbage floating past the sides of the boat”. How come we were able to pollute such a large area? How is it possible that through a whole week we sailed through this area, we could observe garbage floating around us?

It ends up on your dinner plate in the end.

More than a million sea birds and close to hundred thousand sea mammals are supposed to have died caused by this garbage concentration. Everything from needles, lighters and toothbrushes are found in the stomach of sea birds and mammals. The garbage can also prove to be dangerous for humans if toxic substances come into our food chain.

Whatever is deposited into the oceans ends up in the animals and finally finds the way to your plate of course.

Calculations estimate that around 20% of all garbage humans produce is being disposed from ships and oil platforms, while rest is assumed coming from land based disposal.

Author: Stig Kristoffersen