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Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (2014)
What is plastic made of?
Where does plastic go?
Almost every molecule of plastic ever created is still on the Earth
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is under US control and it is restricted
Tens of thousands of pounds of plastic wash up on Midway island every year, forcing its very small population to deal with it
There is no island — the debris is dispersed
Captain Charles Moore discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
All of the debris from North America and Asia collect in a centralized zone that is in between twice the size of Texas and the size of the US
Most of the debris is located beneath the surface
Midway and Northwest Hawaii islands are the victims because they act as “combs” that catch the plastic waste
Plastic solved the resource shortage crisis during world war 2
25 million taxpayer dollars are spent cleaning up the plastic mess every year
Plastic comes from oil and gas companies
Biological magnification in fish and other marine animals
Persistent organic pollutants — mainly pesticides and insecticides
Coral reefs impacted by discarded fish nets
BPA found on thermal paper, such as receipts, can be absorbed into the skin and cause endocrine disruption and has bioaccumulated in animals along with DDT and PCB from plastics
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