Plastic pollution is a severe environmental issue, especially affecting our oceans. Each year, millions of tons of plastic ...

When it comes to the ocean, not everyone fully understands its significance to human life, marine biodiversity, and the ...

A CSIRO study has found 39% less plastic pollution in and around Australian coastal cities over ten years. It also found more ...

Lacking vegetation, the birds populating the canals of the Netherlands' capital use refuse to build their nests; a ...

The depths of the Mediterranean Sea, often perceived as pristine and untouched, are now starkly marred by human waste. A recent study highlights the concerning reality that even the most remote ...

In this context, marine species ... of an 'echo' of the plastic age. Indeed, like an echo, the effects of plastics and the consequences of global plastic pollution may reach us some time after ...

The new study by the CSIRO found polystyrene and cigarette butts are some of the most commonly found items in the environment.

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine environments ... contributing to plastic pollution. However, glitter is ...

The findings are part of a growing body of work showing that even in far-flung parts of the Arctic, plastic pollution is ...

Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water pumps get clogged with debris ... a marine biologist and researcher at USFQ who specializes in plastic pollution in the Galápagos ...

making it “one of the most abundant types of plastic pollution” found in rivers, lakes and marine environments. But it states only 1% or less of plastic foam waste is recycled each year in the ...