The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a massive dump of floating garbage in the Pacific Ocean. We contribute to it everyday by littering and using un-biodegradable materials. Our trash is taken downstream from rivers into the ocean, where currents sweep it to the closest patch.
For about $10,000 per person, you can head to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — famous for it’s high concentrations of plastic waste, chemical sludge, and debris trapped by the currents of the North Pacific Gyre (a swirling pattern of oceanic currents). Vacationers help operate a trawl that collects microscopic plastic particles that threaten local wildlife and haul bigger heaps of junk offshore.
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