Lavers explained in a statement that only a few hundred people live on the islands, and so the sheer volume of plastic present there reflects how the material moves around the oceans.

拉弗斯在一份声明中解释说，上只有几百，所以上料的体积反映了海洋中料的运动方式。

Lavers said: Unlike Henderson Island, where most identifiable debris was fishing-related, the plastic on Cocos (Keeling) was largely single-use consumer items such as bottle caps and straws, as well as a large number of shoes and thongs.

“与亨德森不同的是，上的料垃圾大多是一次性消费品，比如瓶盖和吸管，以及大量的鞋子和丁字裤。亨德森的垃圾大多与捕鱼有关。”