Plastic pollution harms marine life and ecosystems. Discover easy ways to cut plastic waste and join the call for a global treaty on plastics.

One of the biggest issues facing our oceans is plastic waste. Damage to economies, industry, and the environment is estimated to cost the world $2.5 trillion annually. But there's hope on the horizon.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now so packed with long-lasting plastic that dozens of coastal species are living, breeding and spreading on it — forming a new 'neopelagic' ecosystem that could ...

Discover the urgent environmental problem of ocean plastic pollution in this insightful video. Starting with scientific ...

If you're sad when you see stories about dead whales washing ashore with dozens of pounds of plastic in their bellies or feel guilty when you forget to bring your reusable bags to the grocery store, ...

The ocean is awash with plastic— more than 171 trillion pieces, scientists have estimated, and growing all the time. Animals ...

In the vast, swirling expanse of the North Pacific Ocean lies a phenomenon as intriguing as it is troubling – the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). This colossal debris vortex stretching from ...

Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics—but how much is too much?

Researchers have spent the last few years trying to find which type of plastic biodegrades the fastest in a marine environment as millions of tons of plastics find their way into our oceans every year ...

If this technology is scalable, it could be a huge step forward in curtailing plastic pollution and ocean acidification.

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Chemistry Council issued the following statement for Earth Day which may be attributed to Steve Russell, vice president of plastics: “All of ...

If you order takeout in Los Angeles and your meal comes with a compostable fork made from PLA—a common bio-based plastic—you’re not supposed to toss the utensil in your curbside compost bin. The city ...