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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch . Location . 1 000 Miles From California Twice. Were Did it Come From . Companies 80 Percent Traveling Trash Far Away . What’s the Problem . Most Common Debris . Cigarettes and filters Plastic bags Food wrappers and containers Caps and lids

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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  1. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

  2. Location 1000 Miles From California Twice

  3. Were Did it Come From Companies 80 Percent Traveling Trash Far Away

  4. What’s the Problem

  5. Most Common Debris Cigarettes and filters Plasticbags Food wrappers and containers Caps and lids Plastic bottles Paper bags Straws and stirrers Cups, plates, forks, knives and spoons Glass bottles Drink cans

  6. Types of Marine Life Affected by Garbage • Whales • Dolphins • Waterfowl • Turtles Fish • Asphyxiation • Strangulation • Contamination • Entanglement

  7. Facts on Trash 2 million plastic bottles • How Much Trash

  8. An Ecosystem of Stakeholders 100,000 Dolphins, Whales, Turtles 1,ooo,o00 Sea Birds Bisphenol A People, Businesses, Industries Government and Money

  9. Possible Solutions Stop Education Officers Available to Recycle

  10. The End

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