"This is so sad." Beachgoer shares disturbing video of sickening pollution flowing onto popular US beach: 'How is this even allowed?' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Sunscreen chemicals like EHMC may be silently increasing ocean plastic pollution by strengthening harmful microbial biofilms ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Shedd Aquarium is working to keep Chicago beaches and waterways free of garbage and trash. They are ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

The world produces over 100 million tons of plastic a year, which could take hundreds of years to fully degrade, but ...

Countries are currently negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution and make plastics safer and more sustainable.

A global instrument to combat plastic waste is only the start. Coordinated action, innovative financing and consistent ...

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...

Microplastics – pieces of plastic less than 5 millimeters – were found in 55 juvenile northern hogsucker fish in tributaries of the Cheat, Ohio and Monongahela Rivers.

Oregon launches the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act, enhancing recycling services statewide.

Plastic waste is a growing issue worldwide. According to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) a truck load of plastic ...