Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, ...

Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches and breaking down into microplastics that enter our bodies ...

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic ...

Leading shipping companies are joining forces to combat ocean plastic pollution through the launch of the Maritime ...

The study found seabirds face extreme risk after swallowing just 23 pieces of plastic, giving them a 90% chance of dying. Marine mammals reach similar danger at 29 pieces, while sea turtles need to ...

Amid a tidal wave of plastic blanketing the world, many F&B companies are seeking ways to reduce the amount of new plastic ...

Scientists say global warming can accelerate the spread of microplastics, which threaten the health of people, plants and ...

Marine plastic litter tends to grab headlines, with images of suffocating seabirds or bottles washing up along coastlines. Increasingly, researchers have been finding tiny microplastic fragments ...

Microplastics are already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up, they are becoming a much bigger and more hazardous problem, according to a new analysis ...

Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up ...

Discover the latest findings from the International Marine Litter Research Unit as experts investigate how plastic waste ...

Global plastic pollution will hit 280 million metric tons per year by 2040, or a dump truck’s worth every second.