The fees are for extra garbage. But, buried on the last page of the bill, some customers say they never see them and are ...

One species’ trash is another’s treasure. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean is now home to dozens of ...

Most people know plastic pollution is bad news. But a group of scientists says that we should pause all ocean plastic cleanup ...

A new study released in Conservation Biology Wednesday and co-authored by scientists at Ocean Conservancy, Arizona State ...

Did you know that most of the discarded garbage ends up in the oceans, forming garbage patches? Environmentalists from the ...

Getty Image It is no secret that plastic is bad for our oceans. For years, many people have known about the many harmful ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch now holds tens of thousands of tons of plastic pieces, along with dozens of species that call ...

Plastic pollution is a global problem. It damages ecosystems, endangers animals, and in the form of nanoplastic particles, ...

On March 25, the world welcomed the 194th member state into the United Nations, marking the first time since South Sudan’s admittance in 2011 that a country was admitted. This newest country is, quite ...

In the North Pacific, there’s a vortex of trash roughly twice the size of Texas. Known as “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” this sluggish whirlpool grows daily – swelled by massive currents hauling ...

One of the most common pieces of advice people are given when it comes to taking better care of the planet is to clean up trash in their natural areas. Beach cleanups and trash pickup events are held ...

In just over three years, a program led by Hawaii Pacific University is proving that fishermen can play a key role in tackling marine debris at sea. The university’s Center for Marine Debris Research ...