The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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What is a landfill?

facilities for the disposal of solid waste

How much plastic ends up in the ocean every year?

8 million tonnes

What does the word 'garbage patch' mean? Where is the biggest garbage patch on Earth?

- large areas of the ocean where litter collects, - in the Pacific Ocean

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