Over the past two years photographer Chris Jordan has documented the affect the plastic debris has had on wildlife on Midway Atoll, which is northwest of the Hawaiian Islands.

They estimate the debris field is spread out across an area that's roughly 2,000 miles long and 1,000 miles wide located between Japan and Midway Atoll, where pieces could wash up in January.

They estimate the debris field is spread out across an area that's roughly 2, 000 miles long and 1, 000 miles wide located between Japan and Midway Atoll, where pieces could wash up in January.