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The Pacific Garbage Patch
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How Did it Get There?
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Where Does the Trash Come From?
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Persistent Plastic
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The Problem with the Patch
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What Can We Do to Help?
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What Can We Do to Help?
- Stop buying water in plastic bottles. Instead, drink tap water from reusable bottles made from glass or steel.
- Use cloth bags at the store instead of plastic bags. We often don't even need a bag!
- Put lunch items in reusable containers instead of plastic baggies. Carry a reusable, metal spork so that you don't need to use plastic utensils.
- Eat ice cream in cones, not plastic cups.
- Cut plastic six-pack rings so that animals can't get caught in them.
- Stop litter! Tell family and friends that litter hurts animals. Join beach clean-ups.
- Pick up trash outside your home and sweep sidewalks with a broom.
- Hosing sidewalks wastes water and can push trash into storm drains.
- Recycle! Learn your city's recycling rules for plastic and other items.
- Use bio-plastics made from plants like corn or potato. They biodegrade naturally.
- Learn more! Algalita.org, Surfrider.org, AdventureEcology.com
- Watch this cartoon about the Garbage Patch!
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