SUPKids Workbook

Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The oceans currents carry plastic everywhere. There are five main rotating currents
(they are called gyres). Most of the plastic floating around in the oceans will end up
in one of the gyres. One of the biggest gyres has been nicknamed the Great Pacific
Garbage Patch.
It was discovered in 1997 by
Captain Charles Moore, whilst
crossing the Pacific after a
yacht race.
There is 6 times more plastic
than plankton in the Great
Pacific Garbage Patch. It has
over 100 million tonnes of
floating plastic.
Tasmin Chilcott
DREAM TEAM TIP:
Who has seen plastic on their beaches?
Well the Starboard team found a huge
amount in Thailand and wanted to take
responsibility for some of the plastic
they use to make boards. So for every
Starboard made, 1.1 KG of shoreline
waste is collected from the Thailand
beaches.