Cleaning up the Great Pacific rubbish patch

Approximately 1.8 trillion plastic items are estimated to be floating in a patch of the world’s ocean, equal to 250 items of particles for each human on the earth. Ahead of World Ocean Day, CBS News’ Danya Bacchus exhibits how two organizations are teaming as much as clear up the ocean.

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