The Mersey has more plastic floating in it than the infamous 'great Pacific garbage patch' and every river contains microplastic, research has found. The River Mersey is overwhelmed with plastic waste, new research has foundThe River Mersey has more plastic floating in it than the infamous 'great Pacific garbage patch', a survey has foundScientists found a shocking 875 pieces of microplastic in just half an hour. Pictured: some of the microplastic found in Liverpool's famous riverWHAT IS THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH? The great Pacific garbage patch is the largest accumulation of ocean waste in the world, floating half way between Hawaii and California. The most numerous instances of microbeads and nurdles were found in the River Mersey, downstream from a plastics factory.

Source: Daily Mail June 18, 2019 23:03 UTC