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Research suggests ocean garbage patches may be bigger than once believed

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New science is pointing to the ocean garbage patches being larger than previously believed. That’s because scientists think a lot of the plastic and other bits of trash in the ocean is actually swirling underwater, rather than collected along the surface.

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There’s Probably More Plastic Trash in the Oceans Than We Even Thought

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