Ocean Garbage Patch Cleanup Will Not Stop Plastic Poisoning Of The Oceans

       The ocean cleanup campaign to remove plastic from huge garbage patches in the oceans, while welcome, will barely make a dent in the enormous problem of ocean poisoning by plastic.
       Almost all plastic contaminants breaks down into smaller particles that do not degrade and that disperse, never reaching the garbage patches.
       The amount of plastic that the ocean garbage patch cleanup removes daily will not even come close to the amount of plastics that daily enter the oceans.
       Far more important things must be done. This includes devoting labor and resources to preventing plastics and other oil based non biodegradable materials from entering into waterways and into the oceans, removing plastics from along coastlines and waterways, changing how food and other items are packaged, reducing the use of oil based non biodegradable materials, and much more.