Eating just a handful of plastic can be fatal for marine animals, a study finds

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

Ocean floor a 'reservoir' of plastic pollution

New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of how much ends up on the sea floor. New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and the ...
AOL.co.uk

Plastic pollution could linger on ocean surfaces for over 100 years, researchers warn

Some 170 trillion pieces of plastic are floating on the planet’s oceans — and scientists revealed for the first time that it could take more than century for them sink or disappear, even if we stopped ...

This startup’s plant-inspired tech keeps hundreds of millions of plastic particles out of the ocean

By adding new filters at water treatment plants, PolyGone is removing microplastics from the water system—and then recycling ...
Gizmodo

Coastal Animals Are Thriving on Plastic Pollution Out in the Pacific Ocean | Extreme Earth

Plastic island means new ways for coastal species to spread. Related videos Ed Begley Jr. on Sustainable Living and Climate Policies Stay in Your Seats, It’s Gonna Be a Bumpy Flight | Extreme Earth ...
USA Today

Should we clean up the trash in our oceans? New study has a controversial answer.

The world's oceans and waterways are littered with millions of tons of plastic pollution – but scientists in a study released Thursday say we should think twice before cleaning them up. In fact, the ...
The New York Times

There Might Be Less Plastic in the Sea Than We Thought. But Read On.

A new study has some good news, but there’s a problem: Ocean pollution appears to be growing fast. By Delger Erdenesanaa There’s less plastic pollution flowing into the ocean from land than scientists ...
CNN

The world dumps 2,000 truckloads of plastic into the ocean each day. Here’s where a lot of it ends up

The western coast of Java in Indonesia is popular with surfers for its world-famous breaks. There’s a majestic underwater world to explore, too. But it’s impossible to surf or snorkel without running ...
Newsweek

Plastic Is Polluting Our Oceans. Will We Get a Treaty to Cut Plastic Waste?

Negotiators working on a potentially historic international agreement to limit plastic pollution wrapped up talks this week in Ottawa, Canada, leaving some observers with guarded hope about the ...
Phys.org

Plastic pollution could linger at ocean surfaces for over a century, new research finds

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a simple model to show how buoyant plastic can settle through the water column ...
NBC News

A global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed. This ocean conservation expert outlines her next steps.

Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš was hoping she’d be a part of history last month when more than 170 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea, to forge a legally binding global treaty to curb plastic ...