The trash is blocked from moving farther downriver by a large barrier, set up by a nearby hydroelectric plant.
Communication has come a long way in 60 years of 'Star Trek'—and the combadge represents one of its biggest technological evolutions.
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) 
