Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

Vote for a strong global treaty on plastic pollution Plastic pollution is suffocating our rivers and ocean, killing wildlife and contaminating our food, air and water. Without immediate action, ...

Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...

Why is plastic pollution a problem? Plastic pollution is the most visible example of the havoc we’re causing to our planet. From our local beaches to the remote Arctic, it is choking our oceans and ...

“Plastic poses hazards to human health at every stage of its life cycle.” Global Observatory on Pollution and Health Director Philip Landrigan, M.D. The project is a continuation of the observatory’s ...

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Targeting waste on our shorelines with Parley for the Oceans, adidas is turning plastic pollution into high-performance ... along with the creation of their "Ocean Plastic" material that adidas ...

A cargo ship caught fire and spilled billions of plastic pellets into the Indian Ocean. The pollution killed marine life and disrupted fishing for months. The economic damage was estimated at over ...

The technology is designed to intercept floating debris before it reaches the ocean and is expected to prevent around 97,000 kilograms of waste—including more than 13,000 kilograms of plastic ...

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 ...