Plastic debris is now a troubling reality in oceans and along shorelines worldwide. From tiny microplastics to large waste ...

New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of ...

Taken together, the findings mean that bag bans and fees aren’t a plastic panacea but do matter. “These plastic bag policies ...

For most of us, July means fireworks, barbecues, beach days and vacation, but it’s also the month in which everyone around ...

Nearly half a century of beach cleanups across America show that plastic bag bans reduce plastic bag litter washing up on our ...

A Holly Springs teen’s startup turns recycled bottles into swimwear and removes a pound of ocean plastic for every sale.

New research shows shoreline litter in U.S. has been slashed by almost half since plastic bag bans have gone into effect.

It’s been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other ...

A new study from the University of Delaware and Columbia University shows plastic bag bans and fees have been effective at ...

A massive ocean survey finds plastic in every layer of the North Atlantic, revealing how deeply it has invaded marine ecosystems.

This is an ocean planet. And every company—whether it realizes it or not—depends on the biodiversity, food systems, and ...