Boylan Slat, founder of The Ocean Cleanup, said 1% of the world’s rivers are responsible for about 80% of ocean pollution. Here's what he's doing about it.

Nanoplastics entered the Atlantic via rivers, sunlight-driven plastic breakdown, and even through the air with rain or dust.

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggests 27 ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The researchers found nanoplastics were more concentrated by coastlines and near ...

“Nanoplastics make up the dominant fraction of marine plastic pollution,” Materić says. In the entire world’s oceans, it is estimated that there are around 3 million tonnes of floating ...

Ghost Gear One of the most damaging types of marine plastic pollution is abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear – commonly called “ghost gear.” Ghost gear is the most deadly form of marine plastic ...

However, researchers are working hard to find and test alternatives to plastic materials that either last "indefinitely" or break down to form micro- and nanoplastics. In particular, the use of ...

Deja el Plastico (Ditch the Plastic) is aimed at reducing plastic pollution in California; its efforts helped lead to the passage of the state’s ban on single-use plastic bags in 2016.

The organization’s "United States of Plastics" report uses a five-star scale to rate state-level efforts to combat plastic pollution, with 44 states scoring below three stars.

To raise funds, The Ocean Cleanup has also developed some creative ideas. They have turned the plastic they've collected into stylish, recyclable sunglasses that they sold for $199 each.