Islands of Trash: How Big Will They Become?

I hate litter, and have always been worried about pollution, especially pollution that gets into our oceans and disrupts the ecosystem. Due to ocean currents, plastic that enters the oceans collects in large patches around the world. Using data available on the garbage patches and projections for worldwide marine plastic measurements, I was able to project the size increase of the garbage patches for almost ten years into the future. I received an honorable mention at the regional math fair, and luckily, it looks like my projections were off and plastic in our oceans is not growing as wildly as I predicted.