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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-39931042 [bbc.com]

An uninhabited island in the South Pacific is littered with the highest density of plastic waste anywhere in the world, according to a study.

Henderson Island, part of the UK's Pitcairn Islands group, has an estimated 37.7 million pieces of debris on its beaches.

The island is near the centre of an ocean current, meaning it collects much rubbish from boats and South America.

Researchers hope people will "rethink their relationship with plastic".

The joint Australian and British study said the rubbish amounted to 671 items per square metre and a total of 17 tonnes.

http://m.pnas.org/content/early/2017/05/09/1619818114 [pnas.org]

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