AI Ocean trash can now be tracked from space Supercomputers helped unlock a satellite's ability to monitor the mountains of floating plastic. Andrew Paul Jun 17, 2024 2:42 PM EDT ...

But the Pacific gyre, where three major ocean currents converge, acts like a giant whirlpool that can trap such debris, creating the ecological nightmare that is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

To clean up plastic waste in rivers, Ocean Cleanup has implemented technology called “ interceptors,” which include solar-powered trash collectors and mobile systems in eight countries worldwide.

And while plastic littering the ocean typically receives more attention, coastal trash can also have serious negative effects on local wildlife.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an enormous agglomeration of plastic waste floating in the world's largest ocean, but it's not the only one.

A study of plastic trash hauled out of the Pacific Ocean found that most of it had been colonized by coastal life that was thriving right next to species that normally live in the open sea.

The Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor 007 collected nearly 155,000 pounds of trash in the first rainy season of its two-year pilot project.

A Wavy Boats video of a group of partiers dumping two garbage cans full of trash into the ocean while leaving the Boca Bash then returning to the party has been making the rounds online and now ...

Here's what you need to know about the islands of trash in the Pacific Ocean, and how you can help with the cleanup. Where is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

Following the recent storms, heaps of trash were washed to the coast once again. It’s an ongoing problem that more communities are trying to address.

A group of boozed-up spring breakers has infuriated locals in Florida after dumping two huge trash cans full of garbage into the ocean.