00:00In the Pacific, there's a huge island 7 to 16 times the size of the Korean Peninsula, Hawaii, number.
00:04It's an island made of trash.
00:06In the middle of the North Pacific, between Hawaii and California, lies the Great Pacific Garbage Patch,
00:11which is up to 16 times the size of the Korean Peninsula and weighs over 80,000 tons.
00:15Driven by the ocean currents and winds circling the Pacific, the surrounding trash ended up trapped here.
00:19Over 80% of the accumulated waste is fishing gear, while 20% consists of everyday plastic products.
00:25Because so much trash has been flowing in, the marine ecosystem itself is suffering huge damage.
00:30The microplastics broken down into tiny pieces by sunlight and waves are contaminating the marine food chain,
00:35ultimately threatening human health as well.
