Plastic debris, which can take 500 years to decompose, made up more than half of the litter found on beaches in 2005.
塑料碎片，这可能要花500年才能分解，提出了半数以上的垃圾在海滩上发现于2005年。
Already there is a region the size of North American in the sea between Hawaii Japan and the mainland US filled with plastic debris.
在夏威夷、日本和美国大陆之间的洋面中，已经有一块北美洲大小的区域充满了塑料残骸。
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“伟大的太平洋垃圾填埋法”中的塑料碎片曾经杀死几百万只小鸟和其他的海洋动物。下面是20种增加使用塑料消耗的方法。
'the persistence and increasing quantity of plastic debris has created new habitats-essentially' plastic reefs' that sea creatures have made their homes', the team say.
该团队还说，“塑料垃圾存留时间长，数量也不断增多，逐渐形成了一种新的栖息地——‘塑料礁’，成为了许多海洋生物的安生之所。”
Over the past two years photographer Chris Jordan has documented the affect the plastic debris has had on wildlife on Midway Atoll, which is northwest of the Hawaiian Islands.
在过去的两年中，摄影师ChrisJordan一直在记录塑料碎片对位于夏威夷群岛西北部的中途岛环礁上的野生生物的影响。
You can literally see the result 1,000 miles (1,600 km) west of San Francisco in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling mass of plastic debris twice the size of Texas.
你可以看见这导致的结果就是从圣弗朗西斯科向西1000英里到太平洋有一大片的垃圾，大量的碎片分布相当于德州面积的两倍。
You can literally see the result 1, 000 miles (1, 600 km) west of San Francisco in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling mass of plastic debris twice the size of Texas.
你可以看见这导致的结果就是从圣弗朗西斯科向西1000英里到太平洋有一大片的垃圾，大量的碎片分布相当于德州面积的两倍。
Much of the waste is discarded rotten meat, mixed in with other human debris such as plastic bags and old toys.
大部分垃圾都是废弃的腐肉，与塑料袋和旧玩具等人类创造的垃圾混在一起。
That includes debris from the Japan tsunami, scientists are finding that trash, especially plastic inside fish and birds out in the Pacific.
这包括来自日本海啸的残骸碎片，科学家们发现这些垃圾，特别是在太平洋中的鱼和鸟中的塑料。
Most of the plastic waste that ends up in the ocean comes from land. Landfills are running out space and people throw debris into the water.
大部分流向海洋的垃圾源自陆地。没有足够的空间堆放垃圾，于是人们将它们倾倒入水中。
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling vortex roughly twice the size of Texas filled with tiny bits of plastic and other debris.
太平洋中有一个巨大的涡状形垃圾带，其面积大约是得克萨斯州的两倍，充满着小片塑料和其他碎片。
Photodegradation: : as sunlight breaks down floating debris, the surface water thickens with 40 suspended plastic bits.
光降解问题：阳光降解了漂浮废弃物，悬浮的塑料微粒使水面变得粘稠。
Cleanup crews clad in protective suits and boots walked the shoreline, lugging plastic bags full of oily debris and sand to be trucked away.
清理团队穿着保护衣服和靴子，走在沿线，用力拉满是油残渣的塑料带和沙子，让卡车运走。
Cleanup crews clad in protective suits and boots walked the shoreline, lugging plastic bags full of oily debris and sand to be trucked away.
清理团队穿着保护衣服和靴子，走在沿线，用力拉满是油残渣的塑料带和沙子，让卡车运走。
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