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Great Pacific Garbage Patch: There Is an Island of Trash Twice the Size of Texas Floating in the Ocean
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414 million pieces of plastic found on remote island group in Indian Ocean | Plastics | The Guardian
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Scientists find 414 million pieces of plastic debris on remote islands. That's even worse than it sounds.
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On the remotest of islands, hundreds of tons of plastic and other waste washing ashore: Study - ABC News
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It is so big that you can see it on maps: take a look at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch | Hydrotech
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