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Floating Plastic 0

Did you know that Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic does not float? PET is used to make the bottles you use everyday for; soda, water, juice, etc., and beverage containers are just the tip of the iceberg. Almost everything we drink from is made from PET plastic, and it doesn’t float. What does this mean? If [...]

Plastic Ocean Soup 0

Let’s talk about something near and dear to our hearts…the ocean gyres. Just in case you haven’t heard of a gyre let me explain. A gyre is a swirling ocean vortex caused by winds and ocean currents, causing things that float to accumulate in these vortex areas.  The North pacific gyre is about the size of [...]