Question

Why is it worse that there is no floating island of plastic, but rather small pieces of plastic are scattered throughout the oceans? *

Answer 1

Answer: And that's a problem, because that plastic doesn't just sit there and float around. It gets eaten by marine life, and can cause them serious health problems -- including starvation from having a belly full of indigestible plastic.

Explanation:

In the ocean, plastic debris injures and kills fish, seabirds and marine mammals. ... Because persistent organic pollutants in the marine environment attach to the surface of plastic debris, floating plastics in the oceans have been found to accumulate pollutants and transport them through ocean currents.