Myths of the Pacific Garbage Patch

In Lies You’ve Been Told About the Pacific Garbage Patch Annalee Newitz interviews Scripps Institution marine biologist Miriam Goldstein:

You've probably heard of the "Pacific garbage patch," also called the "trash vortex." It's a region of the North Pacific ocean where the northern jet stream and the southern trade winds, moving opposite directions, create a vast, gently circling region of water called the North Pacific Gyre — and at its center, there are tons of plastic garbage.