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{{short description|Gyre of marine debris}}
A '''garbage patch''' is a [[Ocean gyre|gyre]] of [[marine debris]] particles caused by the effects of [[Ocean current|ocean currents]] and increasing [[plastic pollution]] by human populations. These human-caused collections of plastic and other debris, cause ecosystem and environmental problems that affect marine life, contaminate oceans with toxic chemicals, and contribute to [[greenhouse gas emissions]]. Once waterborne, marine debris becomes mobile. Flotsam can be blown by the wind, or follow the flow of ocean currents, often ending up in the middle of [[Oceanic gyre|oceanic gyres]] where currents are weakest. Garbage patches grow because of widespread loss of plastic from human trash collection systems.
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