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Pic of the Day: 2.4 Million Pounds of Plastic Pollution

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Seattle-based photographer Chris Jordan‘s Gyre, 2009 depicts 2.4 million pieces of plastic, the estimated number of pounds of plastic pollution that enter the world’s oceans every hour. He collected all of the plastic used in the image above from the Pacific Ocean. Detail shots after the jump. [via @core77]

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This post was mentioned on Twitter by KristinaWeise: @dissentertainer @kaialtair check this – RT @core77. Who knew 2.4 million pieces of plastic could look so darn pretty? http://su.pr/1CzGBN...

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