We have discussed the problem of micro and nano plastics many times at this blog, and the scientific evidence indicates that there are potential health problems with them. The solution will lie in the creation, via technological innovations, of much safer biodegradable plastics, and until then minimising plastic use, which is difficult as plastic is the building block of the modern world. So, while recognising this problem, it does not help by environmentalists putting out bs about things like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which from the visuals seems to be an entire island of plastic. This always struck me as odd, as why out in the ocean would plastic come together in this way, rather than being dispersed by ocean currents? The thing floats, so it should be moved by the tides and break up.
Now, due to an analysis by Business Insider, it seems that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a fake. It does not exist as in the photographs, which are fake and have been computer generated, based upon other bits and pieces of photographic images, spliced together. The video shows how the scam was done:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siEi6ux1z8g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IglBJ62Sv3Q
There is plastic in the region, just like everywhere else, but no literal island. And it seems that the plastics are being used by sea organisms for their homes. Some of these plastics may emit toxins into the environment, to be sure. But since we live in a plastic world and this is non-negotiable, whatever environmentalists think, we need non-toxic plastics so that cuddly, wet, cute seas creatures will be able to have happy homes in their new world of plastic.