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

The pioneering 2015 study of marine plastic didn’t include illegal dumping and export of plastic waste. In the new analysis, the team considered those actions, but only for the U.S.

Plastic pollution in the world's oceans has received much attention, but there has been increasing concern about the high concns. of plastic debris in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Using census data and ...

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

This diffusion‑limited regime likely dominates for fluffier aggregates made of phytoplankton remains, fecal pellets, or ...

Exposure to microplastic pollution might raise the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, according to a new study.

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

When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches.

A new study finds plastic bag regulations cut shoreline litter by up to 47%. Policies like bans or fees significantly reduced ...

Areas with bans or fees saw a 25 to 47 percent drop in plastic bag litter on shorelines compared to places without such ...

A new study suggests plastic bag fees could be more impactful than bans in limiting plastic bag litter on shorelines.