Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Authors

Katie Miller, Cedarville UniversityFollow
Jinho Son, Cedarville UniversityFollow
Meghan Strickling, Cedarville UniversityFollow
Stephanie Wu, Cedarville UniversityFollow

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Faculty Advisor

Dr. Ginger Cameron

Publication Date

Fall 2016

Abstract

Plastic is found in 9% of fish. At this rate, the Garbage Island will likely double in size in ten years. 7 billion pounds of non recyclable plastic are produced every year, and only 7% of the plastic in America is recycled. 1500 plastic water bottles are put in landfills and the ocean every second. The average person produces a half-pound of plastic waste every day in the U.S.

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Public Health

Keywords

Great Pacific Garbage Patch, gyre

Recommended Citation

Miller, Katie; Son, Jinho; Strickling, Meghan; and Wu, Stephanie, "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" (2016). Introduction to Public Health Posters. 4.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/public_health_posters/4

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