Turns out there is not an island of trash the size of Texas floating around the Pacific Ocean. The original estimates were WAY TOO large.
Here are some links:
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/07/04/pla...-estimate/
http://billlawrenceonline.com/floating-g...te-little/
Here are some links:
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/07/04/pla...-estimate/
http://billlawrenceonline.com/floating-g...te-little/