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Seas of plastic

Charles Moore · TED

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About

Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2009
Speaker
Charles Moore
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Earth and environment, Business and management
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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