We’re told the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is everyone’s fault - a messy, unsolvable problem caused by billions of small actions. But that's not exactly true? This episode uncovers what the Great Pacific Garbage Patch actually is, and asks one provocative question: could one industry, operating illegally, be largely to blame for the largest accumulation of ocean plastic on Earth?

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