A research team has discovered a garbage patch in the South Pacific Ocean estimated to be bigger than Mexico. http://cnn.it/2uNzdLs | CNN International

27K views · 1.2K reactions | The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest of the five known garbage patches in the ocean estimated to contain at least 80,000 tons of plastic (equivalent to almost 600 Boeing 777s). Here’s a visualization of garbage patch formation over the years: | The Ocean Cleanup | Facebook

110K views · 1.9K reactions | This patch in the Pacific is full of garbage. Read more: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/this-disturbing-map-shows-just-how-much-plastic-is-floating-in-our-oceans/ | World Economic Forum | Facebook

1.3K views · 33 reactions | The Great Pacific Garbage Patch may be the world's biggest accumulation of ocean plastic. It’s so massive that it's been colonized by species from hundreds of miles away — a finding that researchers say could change ocean ecosystems on a global scale. | CBS Evening News | Facebook