Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...

The report claimed that by 2050 the oceans would contain 850 million tons of plastic versus 812 million tons of fish. However, while the numbers cited in the EMF report were likely used in good ...

Is recycling ocean plastics a viable long-term solution to the plastic crisis, or is it just a temporary measure that ...

They include: Expand ocean clean-ups. Most of the plastic that makes its way to the ocean tends to remain in close proximity to the shore. One study found that, for the first five years after ...

Among the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks, this high-seas patch of ocean covers an area the size of Switzerland. More than 200 miles from land ...

But if some of it does end up in the ocean, it will be far less harmful, and possibly even beneficial, compared to current plastic waste. A paper describing the research was published in the ...

As plastic pollution in the world's oceans reaches critical levels, recently published research reveals how artificial ...

Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people ...

It's not just seafood anymore. Microplastics are showing up in snacks, sweets and even vegetables.

Atop the proposals to remediate ocean pollution, the researchers recommend: banning coal combustion and the production of single-use plastics, controlling coastal pollution, and expanding marine ...

Ocean Conservancy is another group which ... as the report states, one of the most common types of marine plastic pollution. “As a professional recycler, ambassador for the category and someone ...

Last year, volunteers removed nearly 277,000 pieces of trash, most of it plastic, from these sites, according to Clean Ocean Action, the Long Branch-based environmental organization which has held the ...