In short, while the picture is authentic, it does not show the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Underwater photographer ...

Researchers at RMIT University have developed a satellite tool that can detect plastic waste on beaches from over 600 km above the Earth. This innovative technology uses variations in light ...

So where does the oceans' plastic waste come from? In the form of bottles, tyres, packaging and piping, millions of tonnes of plastic waste are dumped every year in the world's waterways ...

While we’ve all seen heartbreaking photos of beaches strewn ... infiltrating every corner of our oceans. We’ve dumped billions of tons of plastic waste into our environment, and all that ...

But how does our plastic waste end up littering the ocean? Even if you live hundreds of miles away from the sea, the plastic you use can still make its way into the ocean. As much as 80% of the ...

We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly and we have all seen pictures and videos of marine life ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...