The first time I heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, I thought it was a bad joke.

My incredulity soon turned to horror when I realized it’s real. The garbage patch, also known as the Pacific trash vortex, is a massive collection of debris in the North Pacific Ocean. Although made up of all sorts of human-generated waste, the main components are tiny pieces of microplastic.

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[Singularity Hub, 2023.9.29, https://singularityhub.com/2023/09/29/these-bacteria-eat-plastic-waste-and-then-transform-it-into-useful-products/]