Documenting the garbage along New Jersey beaches helps state lawmakers make policy decisions on plastic pollution, says this ...

Sargassum seaweed is a problem throughout the Caribbean. But scientists have plans to transform it into a source of renewable ...

This latest advance, published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin, means we now have an effective way to spot plastic on beaches, where it can be more easily accessed and removed by clean-up operations.

The mystery of Sydney’s black beach balls may have been solved, with authorities announcing they likely came from sewage ...

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 ...

Devon's breathtaking 500-mile coastline and pristine Blue Flag beaches draw countless visitors each year. However, beachgoers ...

HONOLULU— The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found the waters around Hawaii’s Kamilo Beach and Tern Island to be impaired by plastic pollution and ordered state officials to take corrective ...

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The giant blue whale structure stands at four storeys tall, and is made from plastic waste and recycled materials.

Country has pledged to phase out unnecessary plastics by 2025 and recycle or reuse all its plastic waste by 2040 ...

The amount of plastic rubbish found on beaches in the UK has increased by nearly 10%, according to new findings. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said more than 15,000 volunteers picked up ...

According to an advisory on the DEFRA website, reported by the Swimfo tool, both Wildersmouth Beach in Ilfracombe and Instow ...