Plastic makes up 80 percent of all ocean debris, the IUCN reports, and animals are frequently injured or killed when they eat or are entangled by plastic waste.

Community-led research from UC Santa Barbara’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents ,and eight ...

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A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.

German researchers have identified freshwater fungi capable of breaking down synthetic plastics, offering a potential natural ...

By mapping the flow and fate of plastic waste in the oceans, the team found that at a minimum there must be a 32% reduction in plastic littering by 2035 to prevent further marine damage. Phys.org ...

Oceans and their ecosystems are suffering from tons of plastic pollution that takes decades to degrade. By Drew Sheneman PUBLISHED: October 8, 2024 at 4:45 AM EDT ...

New research suggests that more than 8 million tons of COVID-19 pandemic-related plastic waste have been generated globally, including 25,000 tons flowing into the world’s oceans. The pandemic ...

Plastic polluting our oceans is worse than you might think Great Pacific Garbage Patch one of 5 in our world’s oceans . ... Support legislation that aims to curb plastic production and waste. 4.

In the form of bottles, tyres, packaging and piping, millions of tonnes of plastic waste are dumped every year in the world's waterways, often ending up in the oceans.