World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Ocean cleanup group removes record 25,000 pounds of trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch in one extraction

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Ocean cleanup group removes record 25,000 pounds of trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch in one extraction

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World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Ocean cleanup crews have fished out the most trash ever taken from one of the largest garbage patches in the world.

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25000pounds = 11339.8 kg

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