Scientists discover great Atlantic rubbish patch

An enormous patch of waste plastic debris covering thousands of square miles has formed in the Atlantic, researchers said today.

Scientists discover great Atlantic rubbish patch

An enormous patch of waste plastic debris covering thousands of square miles has formed in the Atlantic, researchers said today.

The floating rubbish – spun together by a vortex of currents – was documented by two groups of scientists who trawled the sea between Bermuda and the Azores.

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