One of the biggest issues facing our oceans is plastic waste. Damage to economies, industry, and the environment is estimated to cost the world $2.5 trillion annually. But there's hope on the horizon.

Scaling up average plastic collection rates documented in this study would generate a preliminary estimate of 1.95 million metric tonnes (Mt) of plastic traveling down rivers worldwide every year.

Plastic items are seen on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, ...

"The pervasive nature of microplastic pollution presents a complex legal challenge. While international treaties address ...

“Nanoplastics make up the dominant fraction of marine plastic pollution,” Materić says. In the entire world’s oceans, it is estimated that there are around 3 million tonnes of floating ...

A coalition of environmental groups and state lawmakers on Tuesday called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to put in place tougher rules ...

Global talks to slash plastic production and the toxic chemicals used to produce plastic products fell apart in Geneva this ...

Benjamin Von Wong, a Canadian artist and activist, is heaping piles of plastic waste onto a large sculpture in front of the U ...

Ocean plastic pollution can carry disease, harm wildlife, and alter the ocean’s critical role taking in carbon dioxide and helping to regulate the planet’s climate.

They used both naked-eye observations of the ocean surface and neuston net samples of the water, where they could count the plastic contents. "The mesh size was 0.3 millimeters.

Ocean plastic crisis — Mental models of plastic pollution from remote Indonesian coastal communities. PLOS ONE, 15 (7), e0236149. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236149 See related from this reporter: ...

To raise funds, The Ocean Cleanup has also developed some creative ideas. They have turned the plastic they've collected into stylish, recyclable sunglasses that they sold for $199 each.