So where does the oceans' plastic waste come from? Waste from shipping activity, including nets and fishing gear, is to a much lesser extent another source of plastic waste in the oceans, as well as ...

How plastic pollution poses challenge for Canada marine conservation One of the largest producers of plastic waste per capita, Canada is struggling to protect its designated marine protected areas ...

The GPGP is an enormous area in the Pacific Ocean filled with plastic waste – an estimated 79,000 metric tons of it, to be ...

Scientists found microplastics in corals, suggesting that corals absorb plastic waste. This explains where some missing ocean plastics go.

The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to ... 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Edmar Barros It’s enough pollution ...

He also regularly shares photos and his understanding of floating objects on social media platforms, raising people's ...

Researchers have found microplastics less than 300 m in size in coral skeletons. The team developed a new protocol to extract and detect microplastics and applied it to coral samples from the Gulf of ...

Sir Keir Starmer has claimed he took down a portrait of Margaret Thatcher because he doesn’t like pictures of people staring down at him, and prefers landscapes. The Prime Minister was ...

The study provides an unprecedentedly detailed picture of global plastic pollution, highlighting the urgent need for improved waste management strategies. The study aimed to understand how plastic ...

The study, using artificial intelligence to model waste management in 50,702 municipalities across the world, is one of the most detailed global inventories of plastic pollution ever done, researchers ...

Some of the programs will partner with state or local agencies, while others will partner with local tribes impacted by the pollution. The Ocean Conservancy is expected to receive more than $5.2 ...

Pakistan (Picture: AFP) It was followed by Nigeria (3.5 million tonnes) and Indonesia (3.4 million). In contrast, the UK was found to produce just over 4,600 tonnes of plastic pollution in the ...