Name: The Pacific island polluted by discarded plastic
Uploaded: 2017-05-16T20:17:34+00:00
Duration: 3 min 28 s
Description: It is one of the world's remotest places - and one of the world's biggest dustbins. The tiny Henderson Island in the South Pacific has become inundated with millions of pieces of discarded plastic. Marine scientists say it's evidence of the "grotesque" extent of pollution.

It is one of the world’s remotest places – and one of the world’s biggest dustbins. The tiny Henderson Island in the South Pacific has become inundated with millions of pieces of discarded plastic. Marine scientists say it’s evidence of the “grotesque” extent of pollution.

The Pacific island polluted by discarded plastic

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