The US should help the world get the plastics treaty it deserves

Five large patches of trash swirling in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans serve as a crushing reminder that the ocean bears the brunt of the plastic pollution crisis, with more than 11 million metric tons of plastics entering the ocean every year. 

New research shows that one of these infamous trash whirlpools at sea — the North Pacific Garbage Patch — is growing even larger, threatening both marine life and, increasingly, human health. 

This new finding adds even more...