Plastic waste permeates the world's oceans. It shows up on beaches, in fish and even in Arctic sea ice. A new report makes clear the U.S. is a big part of the problem.

Fighting ocean plastics at the source Governments, nongovernmental organizations, and industry are turning their attention to developing countries in Asia to stop the flow of plastics into the sea ...

According to the report, 14 million tons of plastic enter the world’s oceans annually, and by 2050, in terms of weight, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean. On the seafloor, the report ...

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

An oft-touted claim from high-profile sources says that there will be more plastic than fish in the world's oceans by 2050. The claim came from a 2016 report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

It's time to get at the root of this ocean crisis.The Center has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating plastics as a pollutant and is working to stop plastic pollution at ...

Marine debris and plastic pollution along the coastline of Haiti. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Feb. 13, 2015 issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, Jenna R ...

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 ...

Once the plastic is in the ocean, it decomposes very slowly, breaking into tiny pieces known as microplastics, which can enter the marine food chain and become incredibly damaging to sea life. The ...

Scientists discover ocean fungus that eats plastic A fungus living in the ocean can break down a major source of marine pollution a new study reports ...

An oft-touted claim from high-profile sources says that there will be more plastic than fish in the world's oceans by 2050.; The claim came from a 2016 report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation ...