The problem of maritime plastic-waste pollution first became apparent in the 1970s. In the half-century since then, the ...

Seabirds that eat ocean plastic absorb harmful chemicals. These chemicals disrupt their hormones and may hurt their ability ...

Boylan Slat, founder of The Ocean Cleanup, said 1% of the world’s rivers are responsible for about 80% of ocean pollution.

Barker photographs debris from oceans all over the world and uses her images to spread awareness of plastic pollution ...

An international team of scientists has moved beyond just “scratching the surface,” to understand how microplastics move ...

Together, 4ocean and Chomps are committed to protecting the world's ocean by removing plastics from coastal ...

Chomps, a US-based snack brand, has announced a partnership with 4ocean to combat plastic pollution affecting marine ...

USC researchers have created a biodegradable, marine-safe plastic alternative using calcium carbonate from seashells, ...

Plastic Odyssey, a 40-metre floating lab, is on a global mission to combat plastic pollution by recycling waste into valuable ...

Ten-year-old Anna Langdon heard about a problem and didn't wait for someone else to tell her how to help. The fourth grade student at Linntown Intermediate School in the Lewisburg Area School District ...

We’re showing people that ocean plastic doesn’t have to end up in landfills or stay in the sea," said Naveen Sydney, CEO of ...

Plastic pollution is a well-known and growing global crisis — eight million tons of plastic enter the ocean every year. Without significant intervention, experts say that by 2050 there could be ...