Were Is Plastic Island?

Lying between California and Hawaii, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

is three times the size of France and is the world's biggest ocean waste repository, with 1.8 billion pieces of floating plastic which kill thousands of marine animals each year.

Where are the plastic islands located?

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also known as the Pacific trash vortex, spans waters from the West Coast of North America to Japan. The patch is actually comprised of the Western Garbage Patch, located near Japan, and the Eastern Garbage Patch, located between the U.S. states of Hawaii and California.

Is there an island made of plastic?

'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' is massive floating island of plastic, now 3 times the size of France. A massive floating island of plastic is growing fast. The Ocean Cleanup's new system includes a floating anchor, allowing it to move to the locations with the highest concentrations of plastic.