The Island of Garbage
25 April 2008 - 5:00am
This 12-part video series from Vice gives a gritty look at the Texas-sized patch of plastic flotsam that has formed in the Pacific Ocean -- and the global environmental and health hazards it presents.
Part 1 of 12.
Full Story:
Garbage Island
Source:
VBS, April 7, 2008
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