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Plastic Pollution

Great Ocean Cleanup

Ships sent to clean Great Pacific Garbage Patch return to California

  • Sep 10, 2024

UC Berkeley chemists discover new way to break down plastics

  • Aug 30, 2024

People seen in viral video dumping trash in Florida ocean

  • May 1, 2024

Earth Day aims to raise awareness about health risks of plastics

  • Apr 22, 2024

Researchers find Great Pacific garbage patch teeming with life

  • May 1, 2023

Indiana recycling plant fire extinguished, health concerns remain

  • Apr 14, 2023

Most common material filling US landfills is food waste: EPA

  • Apr 12, 2023

'Definitely toxic': Indiana recycling plant fire could burn for days

  • Apr 12, 2023

Latest Videos

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Artist creates beautiful sculptures from trash she collects to bring awareness to marine pollution

  • Mar 26, 2021
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Good Bottle Refill and Dry Goods Refillery makes living a sustainable lifestyle easier

  • Mar 12, 2021
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Community litter crew picks up PPE trash scattered across their neighborhood

  • Jul 1, 2020
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New Jersey company manufactures Eco-friendly straws to protect marine life

  • Jan 17, 2020
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Bon Appetit bans plastic straws, stirrers at more than 1,000 restaurants, cafes nationwide

  • Jun 3, 2018
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Bon Appetit bans plastic straws, stirrers at more than 1,000 restaurants, cafes nationwide

  • Jun 3, 2018

Latest Stories

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Jason Momoa shaves iconic locks to promote ocean protection, elimination of plastic bottles

Momoa co-founded a water company that promotes aluminum packaging and removes plastic from the ocean.

  • Sep 7, 2022

Mattel unveils first mass-produced retail toy line to be certified carbon neutral

Mattel's MEGA Bloks Green Town is the first mass-produced retail toy line to be certified as carbon neutral.

  • Apr 7, 2022

Volunteers clean up trash at Falls Lake

A group of mostly student volunteers collected more than 500 bags of trash at Falls Lake Hickory Hill Boat Ramp on Sunday.

  • Jan 13, 2020
FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Dolphin dies with 2-foot hose in its stomach

Researchers say it's the second dolphin found on the beach with plastic in its system in a month.

  • May 24, 2019
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Garfield phones wash up on France's coast for decades before divers figure out exactly why

Divers recently located the remnants of a shipping container that presumably carried a load of the phones, confirming long-held suspicions.

  • Mar 29, 2019