Should taxpayers help pay to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

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A new analysis states that it would take $7.5 billion to clean The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the world’s largest collection of floating trash and waste. But the question now is: Who should foot the bill?

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Should taxpayers help pay to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

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