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The main problem with plastic is that it doesn't biodegrade, which means natural process cannot break it down. This property has enabled plastic to become the "sand" for the beach. Plastic has acutely affected albatrosses, which live around some parts of the northern Pacific Ocean. Albatrosses had been flourished near the region, but when the plastic dominates the area, they had no food to feed their children. The parents inevitably feed their chicks with plastics and the population of Albatrosses has drastically decreased. The major problem of the Garbage Patch was killing wildlife, but now more problems seem to appear. "Plastic and other debris damage boat and submarine equipment, litter beaches, discourage swimming and harm commercial and local fisheries" (Howstuffworks). The plastic and other trashes accumulate near the beaches and oceans all over the world. Some plastics are buried under five to 10 feet of trash and some beaches are covered with "plastic sand". 80 percent of ocean trash originates on land. THe rest comes fr om private and commercial ships, fishing equipment, oil platforms and spilled shipping containers. Scientists who have studied the issue say that the trash is simply impossible to get rid of and would harm plankton and other marine life. IN some areas, big fragments can be collected but its simply not possible to thoroughly clean a section of ocean. If people do not care or think ways to get rid of this trashes, the more problems will bother people in the world.
 * The Problem with Plastic**
 * Effects of Plastic and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch**

Bibliography:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch.htm/printable