If we cut off the microplastics at the source then the gyre will eventually take care of itself. The problem right now is that we’re continually adding more and more pollution.
It'll make its way through the food chain and gradually clear up. Yes, it's going to harm a lot of ocean life in the mean time, but there's not much we can do about that. It's like trying to get red wine out of the white carpet and back into the bottle.
We should stop spilling the wine or at the very least drink it somewhere safer.
