Our Plastic Death Trap in the Pacific

photo of an albatross whose stomach is full of plastic junk. By Chris Jordan

There is a huge area in the Pacific Ocean that is a gigantic blog of plastic. Today's London Guardian has a photo series of how this plastic death trap is killing our wildlife.

click here to see all the photos from the Guardian series on trash in the Pacific

What can be done to help? RECYCLE! If you put a plastic bag in the regular trash, it will take centuries (if ever) to decompose. Don't get a bag when you buy something if you don't absolutely have to.

Pacific Ocean trash