Unconventional Science: Cleaning Up Plastic With Artificial Coastlines
CHAPTER ONE A Shore Offshore 4 CHAPTER TWO The Discovery 14 CHAPTER THREE How It Works 22 CHAPTER FOUR The Cleanup Begins 30 CHAPTER FIVE What’s Next 36 Fast Facts 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Online Resources 47 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48 CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
A SHORE OFFSHORE With every lap of the waves more the form of tiny particles Some plastic gathers Some of it is in is larger such as a milk jug Some is larger still such as a fishing net Currents push this plastic junk around The plastic is distributed throughout the ocean But it collects in large amounts in several spots in the middle of Earth’s oceans One spot is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Larger than the state of Texas the patch contains trillions of pieces of plastic It is located between Hawaii and California and is growing in size every day Boats can pass through parts of it Plastic pollution is a big problem in bodies of water around the world
