The trash is blocked from moving farther downriver by a large barrier, set up by a nearby hydroelectric plant.
Governments can make it harder to get around internet restrictions, but eliminating the workarounds is another matter entirely.
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Only about 5% of plastic in the U.S. actually gets recycled.
Snowy hills loom above the giant patch of pollution. Photo: Armin Durgut (AP) 
