Millions of Plastic Pellets Wash Up on Shore. by Sharon ... more than 57,000 pounds of plastic pellets, which are technically called "nurdles" and are used to make items such as plastic bottles.

How they did it — The team filled a standard 16-ounce plastic bottle with custom electronic equipment, ... Plastic pollution in on the shore of the Ganges. NurPhoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images.

Plastic accounted for the eight of the group's "dirty dozen," or the most commonly found items on the beach sweeps. The number one item in 2023 were plastic bottle caps and lids.

In 2017, what was supposed to be a relaxing day by the sea, turned into an eye-opener for Lisbon and his family. Along with ...

Around 100 billion plastic beverage containers are sold in the United States each year — much of which ends up in landfills and waterways, polluting the environment and endangering wildlife. Studies ...

Newsom has called for a future free of plastic waste, yet a single-use plastic bottle is usually by his side during his ...

Item 1 of 5 Women clean up the sand of Vilar beach after millions of plastic pellets washed up on the Spanish northwestern Galicia region, triggering environmental concerns and a political blame ...