Out of the roughly 14 billion pounds of garbage dumped into the ocean every year, North Americans produce most of it.To show how quickly trash can build up, AP Environmental Science students have been carrying trash bags with them for the past week.

“It shows the students the extent of trash produced on a daily basis and how quickly it can take to pollute the earth. Per person, over 5 pounds of trash of is made everyday,” said John Sammler, AP Environmental Science teacher.