EPISODE · Aug 27, 2012 · 3 MIN

The Pacific Garbage Patch

from Ecogeeks : Untamed Science Video Podcast · host Rob Nelson

In this Untamed Science video, Rob Nelson explores the claims by looking to the researchers. He was able to get footage from a research expedition into the “Pacific Garbage Patch” to see just how much trash is out there. While it isn’t a thick floating mat of trash, what the researchers found will amaze you. Learn more about the garbage patch here.

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Have you heard in the news that there is a large floating body of trash in the Pacific Ocean twice the size of Texas? Some claims even put the size at twice the United States. How can this be?

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