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A 2016 report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation claimed that by 2050 there would be 850 tons of plastic in the oceans and ...

Documenting the garbage along New Jersey beaches helps state lawmakers make policy decisions on plastic pollution, says this ...

Achieving near-total plastic circularity is not only feasible, it is the most cost-effective and humane path forward in a ...

Unlike previous methods that relied on coagulants or additives, this process allows the material to dry into shape naturally, ...

A new study in Peru and Ecuador has found that artisanal fishers are losing revenue due to prolific plastic pollution in the ocean. Researchers surveyed 1,349 artisanal fishers in Ecuador and Peru ...

plastic pollution remains a huge problem for our marine environment," said Lizzie Price who is the beachwatch manager at the MCS. "Everyone has a role to play in protecting our oceans, and we urge ...

Oceana estimates Coca-Cola will release 1.33B pounds of plastic into oceans by 2030. The company dropped its reuse pledge.

A short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) became the latest marine mammal to fall victim to plastic pollution ...

would reduce the amount of ocean plastic pollution by less than 1%. Despite that, it could be that we still have a big impact. In fact, we don’t really know how much impact plastic bags have on ...

With the organization’s technology, an area of the ocean the size of a football field is being cleaned every five seconds.

The documentary tells the stories of two states with a major stake in the plastics economy: Louisiana and Pennsylvania. The ...