WHAT IS A GYRE?
Gyres are enormous whirlpools or water vortexes that are created by wind and marine currents, at the heart of which plastic waste that has been floating in the oceans accumulate, creating gigantic zones of diffuse pollution.
Contrary to certain common beliefs, gyres are not areas of compactly accumulated macro-debris, but diffuse pollution zones with stronger concentrations of plastic microparticles than are present in open water.
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