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Title: What Happens to the Plastic We Throw Out
Author: Laura Parker, Brian T. Jacobs, Kennedy Elliott, Jason Treat
Date: May 24, 2018
Source: National Geographic
URL: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/the-journey-of-plastic-around-the-globe/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20180517ngm-plasticjourney&utm_campaign=Content&sf189789826=1


It is not rare to find plastic from all around the world just in the Pacific Ocean alone. This is due to mismanaged waste being washed by rainwater from the land it was originally on to a place possibly hundreds of miles away. The Pasig River in the Philippines and the Yangtze River in China are two of the most polluted rivers on Earth, which largely contribute to the waste in the Manila Bay and the Pacific Ocean, killing countless marine animals filling up Henderson Island. Asia, specifically its rivers, contribute to the most waste accumulated. North America and Europe have relatively low waste contribution because they are fortunate enough to have efficient and effective waste management systems. Henderson Island is the most debris filled place on Earth; with each piece of trash you see, there are two pieces that are buried underneath the sand.

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