In an effort to combat pollution from ocean plastic, Hawaii has come up with a novel recycling solution that involves its ...

Boyan Slat has set the bar high for what he wants his non-profit to achieve, removing 90% of the plastic from the world’s ...

Plastic pollution goes far beyond visible waste, affecting wildlife, human health, ecosystems, and the climate in complex ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. As talks on a global treaty on plastic waste approach, an environmental ...

A family collect plastic waste on the shore inn Ocean Conservancy's clean up in the Norwegian Northern town of Skjervøy. Plastic bag bans in the U.S. have proven effective in reducing plastic litter ...

The other day, a topic I had absolutely no idea about appeared in an NHK report. It turns out that the plastic shells used in ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

Plastic pollution in the world's oceans has reached "unprecedented levels" over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.

Part 1: Low consumption, high leakage: The Philippines’ plastic paradox MANILA, Philippines — The problem with plastic waste in the Philippines is not just where it ends, but how it moves. A sachet ...

GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss ocean protection group is handing out bars of soap in cardboard boxes, with a simple message that reads: “no dirty tricks, vote for a clean plastics treaty.” Some delegates from ...

Plastic waste flowing down rivers toward the ocean.It seems better to stop it while it's flowing in the river than to collect ...

We’ve all seen them. Images of countless turtles, whales, dolphins, sharks, and seals, dead and entangled in abandoned fish nets. The ocean is becoming an increasingly dangerous place for its ...