Even remote, uninhabited islands are still covered in trash, a new study has found. On the Cocos Keeling Islands, about 1,300 miles northwest of Australia, there are reportedly more than 400 million pieces of garbage, according to research by marine biologist Jennifer Lavers. The Cocos Keeling Islands, a group of 27 islands in the Indian Ocean, are mostly uninhabited except for two, according to a website for the islands. "More than 414 million pieces of plastic debris are estimated to be currently sitting on the Cocos Keeling Islands, weighing a remarkable 238 tons," Lavers told the outlet. She reportedly estimated there are 380 million pieces of plastic below the surface.

Source: Fox News May 16, 2019 23:41 UTC