epa06622511 An undated handout photo provided by The Ocean Cleanup on March 23, 2018 shows abandoned nets, ropes and other plastic debris being pulled out of the ocean at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), which extends midway route between Hawaii and California, USA.  According to research by a team of scientists from the Ocean Cleanup Foundation, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean now contains an estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic weighing 80,000 tons, sixteen times more than previously thought.  EPA/THE OCEAN CLEANUP HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NOT FOR SALE