From there, it can eventually clutter around drains and enter rivers and the sea this way. Litter dropped on the street doesn’t stay there. Rainwater and wind carries plastic waste into streams and ...

Endangered wildlife like Hawaiian monk seals and Pacific loggerhead sea turtles are among nearly 700 species that eat and get caught in plastic litter. It's time to get at the root of this ocean ...

Around 100 billion plastic beverage containers are sold in the United States each year — much of which ends up in landfills and waterways, polluting the environment and endangering wildlife. Studies ...