Easter Island, a remote landmass in the Pacific, is grappling with a massive influx of plastic waste. Data reveals it receives 50 times more plastic than Chile's coasts due to the South Pacific Gyre.

STORY: Easter Island is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic waste... mostly from elsewhere. The Chilean island receives around 50 times more plastic and microplastic than the coasts of Chile.

Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui, is caught in a plastic pollution crisis caused by its location in the South Pacific Gyre. The island receives significantly more plastic waste than the coasts of ...

Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic. According to municipal data from Rapa Nui, the island's local name ...

HANGA ROA, Easter Island >> Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic. According to municipal data from Rapa Nui ...

HANGA ROA, Easter Island (Reuters) – Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic. According to municipal data from Rapa ...

HANGA ROA, Easter Island (Reuters) — Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic. According to municipal data from Rapa ...

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...

HANGA ROA, Easter Island (Reuters) - Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic. According to municipal data from Rapa ...