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Remote island covered in 38 million pieces of trash

Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Remote island covered in 38 million pieces of trash
Researchers studying Henderson Island found it to be the area most densely populated with trash in the world.
Dr Jennifer Lavers via Storyful
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