The Ocean Garbage Patch is a gyre of high concentrations of plastics, chemical sludge, and other debris in the central North Pacific Ocean. It is thought to have been formed gradually as a result of marine pollution gathered by oceanic currents. The patch leads to illness and even death among marine animals because of the toxins released by the trash and by the physical size of some plastics, which makes it difficult for it to be digested. The effects of the Ocean Garbage Patch can be reduced if humans stop emptying wastes into the oceans.
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