Scientists Find 238 Tons of Plastic Waste on Remote Indian Ocean Islands

Yale e360
May 16, 2019, 12:58 pm241 pts
The Cocos Keeling Islands, a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean, are covered with an estimated 414 million pieces of plastic pollution, weighing 238 tons, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports. The islands are home to fewer than 600 people and sit 1,300 miles off the northwest…

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