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Cleaning up the Great Pacific garbage patch

Approximately 1.8 trillion plastic pieces are estimated to be floating in a patch of the world's ocean, equivalent to 250 pieces of debris for every human in the world. Ahead of World Ocean Day, CBS News' Danya Bacchus shows how two organizations are teaming up to clean up the ocean.
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