The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Oceans • The Ocean Cleanup You do NOT need to click anything on the website to find answers. They are all on this one page. Click the image to open website. How many "garbage patches" are there throughout the world? 1 3 5 7 According to the website: between what 2 places is the LARGEST garbage patch found? What is a major challenge to cleaning up the garbage patches found in the ocean? It would cost a few million dollars. It would take hundreds of years to do. Take hundreds of years cost too much. Spread across millions of square kilometers. Not a Question: Gyre - an area in the ocean where water circulates around the same area. If we reduce the amount of waste we put into the ocean, what is the year estimated to have 90% of floating plastic cleaned up? 2022 2030 2040 It will not be possible. Environmental Impact: cleaning up plastic is done to reduce the negative impact on the environment. How much of an issue has the clean-up process caused on the surrounding ecosystem? no substantial problems only minor impacts a few major impacts, but can be fixed not able to determine the effects yet