The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has long been described in terms of scale. In the waters between Hawaii and California, ...

SAUSALITO, Calif. (KGO) -- Nearly every day cargo ships arrive here in the Bay Area, carrying everything from cars to consumer goods. But one ship that just docked in Sausalito is delivering cargo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 90 percent of the plastics in the GPGP are microplastics. Azure waves lapping against huge piles of built-up junk.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists say a new study is now revealing that one of the largest patches of pollution on the planet is also teaming with life. And they're trying to learn what it means for the ...

It floats, it drifts, it doesn’t break down. Plastic in the ocean is everywhere, but now it’s doing more than polluting. It’s becoming something else. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where no ...

We previously brought you part 3, here is TOXIC-Garbage Island Part 4 and 5 from VBS.tv. Contains some vulgar language. Share the post "North Pacific Gyre “Garbage Island” Documentary Parts 4 & 5" ...

Continuing the series, here is parts 6 and 7 from VBS.tv‘s series TOXIC-Garbage Island. Contains some vulgar language. If you can get past the annoying attitude of the host, there are some lessons ...