The Ocean Cleanup is fighting against this accumulation. In 2024, the foundation removed 11.5 million kilos of garbage from the world’s oceans and rivers. They even put a price tag on cleaning up the ...

You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up in the ...

Plastic rubbish is really light and it can be blown off landfill sites or rubbish bins, it then enters drains and rivers and makes its way to the ocean. Plastic litter dropped on the street doesn ...

An Australian court has ordered Glad owner Clorox Australia to pay A$8.25 million ($8.87m) for false or misleading ...

The company behind GLAD garbage bags has been fined $8.25 million for falsely claiming its products were made from recycled ...

Throwing his support behind the Great British Spring Clean, swimmer and climate activist Lewis Pugh told the Mirror the ...

Plastic Reflectic is an art installation made out of plastic rubbish collected from the ocean. The plastic is connected to underwater sensors which mirror human movement in front of the artwork.

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

More than 90% of plastic in the ocean comes from land-based sources ... Birds can die from accidentally getting tangled in this rubbish, usually because it stops them from moving the way they normally ...

The manufacturer of GLAD waste disposal and food storage bags, hit with $8.25 million federal penalty for making incorrect product recycling claims.