Facts About Plastic Pollution and Microplastics Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our ...

Piled waste underwater. Image by microgen via Depositphotos. Plastic pollution impacts marine life in several harmful ways. Animals such as turtles, seals, and seabirds can become entangled in plastic ...

President Trump delights in alarming opponents and aiding friends in polluting industries By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue ...

The Kuwaiti diving team from the Environmental Volunteering Group has completed the first phase of a major coastal cleaning ...

Hawai‘i Pacific University’s Center for Marine Debris Research is set to host ... to promote sustainable solutions to the global plastic pollution crisis, with a focus on creating a ...

Floating plastic debris is currently the most abundant item of marine litter ... According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), marine plastic pollution has affected at least ...

Incineration of plastics releases harmful toxins and contributes to air pollution. Plastic waste in oceans harms marine life through ... becomes trapped in plastic debris, leading to injuries ...

Ropes and equipment used in fishing and aquaculture are a major source of microplastics in the ocean and litter along the ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to ...