CNN Morgan Spurlock Inside Man February 27, 2015 05:29:00
Trying to create a comprehensive global estimate of plastic in our waters and the only way is to sail through them. as we made our way to the gyre, i notice the sea was deceptively clean and clear. you hear about plastic in the ocean. you would imagine there's a giant patch of garbage. >> that's a big myth. these islands of trash you can dock your boat and climb on them. it's more like a great thin soup of plastic confetti. so one plastic bag might become light little 5,000 flecks, like fish food. >> what are we going to be dropping in? >> it skims the surface. hard to spot the microplastics. ...