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Exponential Growth of Plastic and Other Debris in Our Oceans

"The patch [Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the North Pacific Gyre] has been growing, along with ocean debris worldwide, tenfold every decade since the 1950s, said Chris Parry, public education program manager with the California Coastal Commission in San Francisco." - excerpt from this SF Gate article.

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