Why From River to Gyre?

So what is this Blog about anyways? Why From River to Gyre? If you have read some of the other posts on this blog, you have probably figured out that this blog has something to do with the amount of Plastic in the world's oceans, and the negative affect it has on marine wildlife.

So what is From River to Gyre? Plastic. You may have heard of the Plastic that has been found in our oceans. There are many blogs and organizations out there that have been spreading awareness about the issue; 5gyres, The Blue Ocean Society, balloonsblow.org, and Museum Of Litter to name a phew.

What this blog does is try to show the connection between the litter on the side of the road and near river beds and the plastic found in the ocean. It's not just trash from ocean liners and beaches that accumulates in the Gyres. Basically any place that has a river near by that leads to the ocean carry plastic trash to the ocean. As you can see from the map bellow, there are a lot of rivers just in the United States.

The question is, how much plastic flows into the oceans from these major rivers? and how far inland does the plastic come from?
That is what we are trying to find the answer for.