Far away from California's coast, where the Pacific Ocean currents swirl, the blue of the sea was replaced by fishing nets, buckets, buoys, laundry baskets and unidentifiable pieces of plastic that ...

and missions, (2) be sized to the space available on boats and ships, (3) be reliable and cost effective and (4) produce processed garbage in appropriate form for safe disposal as defined by Annex V ...

is more likely to sink and thus less likely to pose aesthetic problems. If necessary and possible, weights should be added to promote sinking. Compacted bales of garbage should be discharged over deep ...