Removing the plastic now helps to stop it from degrading and shedding additional microplastics into the ocean, which can enter the food chain and eventually end up in the human body.

Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's ...

A study published in Science Journal found that plastic bag policies, such as bans and fees, have been effective in reducing ...

When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches.

"I need to do better." Diver makes upsetting discovery inside giant plastic piece found floating in the ocean: 'This makes me so sad' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Their study found that nearly 27% of the city's plastic goes unmanaged every year — around 70,000 tons of it, the Daily Sun ...

Earlier this year, the 5 Gyres Institute, a California-based group that focuses on reducing plastic pollution, published a study that estimated similar amounts of plastic floating in the ocean.

New research shows shoreline litter in U.S. has been slashed by almost half since plastic bag bans have gone into effect.

Among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines are thin plastic shopping bags, which have ...

The Latest. There’s less plastic pollution flowing into the ocean from land than scientists previously thought, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience.. The ...

Man Found Clinging to Plastic Lid in Ocean. Published Sep 06, 2023 at 12:36 PM EDT Updated Sep 07, ... A man has been rescued by the U.S. Army after being found floating in the seaoff Indonesia.