“Plastic debris in the ocean was thought to accumulate in big patches, mostly in subtropical gyres - big currents that converge in the middle of the ocean - but scientists estimate that only about 1 percent of plastic pollution is in these gyres and other surface waters in the open ocean.”

American environmental journalist and author

Tatiana Schlossberg is an American environmental journalist and author. She worked as a science and climate reporter for The New York Times and wrote for publications including The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, and Bloomberg News. She is known for reporting on science and climate, and for her 2019 book, Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have. Her work focuses on environmental questions and the hidden effects of everyday consumption.