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Photo by Ripeka Paraone

Did you know the largest dump is in the ocean?

Te Puna Waimarie —

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch contains between 1.1 to 3.6 trillion pieces of plastic.

What's the Great Pacific Garbage Patch you might ask? (see video links) It is the largest dump in the world and it's found in the Pacific ocean. It  covers 1.6 million square kilometres. 

Here are some poems written by 7-10 year olds in Puna Waimarie about the sea, the ocean and pollution.