Stopping ocean plastic at the source A new global alliance supports a community-investment project called Renew Oceans as part of its commitment to reduce plastic waste in the environment.

The idea that plastic waste can be converted into usable fuels is one scientists have been exploring for a while, with one interesting example coming in 2017.

Microplastic levels in the world's oceans have risen up to 18 times since the last Ocean Race four years ago.

Corona provides consumers with the opportunity to pay with plastic they have intercepted, so the oceans and beaches don’t pay for it later. Hundreds of locations participating globally, from ...

Environmental scientists predicted in 2017 that, at the current rate of production, there will be more plastic in the planet’s oceans, pound for pound, than fish by the year 2050. That’s a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – Federal leaders are stepping in to help reduce plastic pollution. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) will discuss a new bill aimed at banning the dumping of plastic pellets into ...

It started the NextWave initiative in 2017 with the goal of permanently cleaning up 25,000 metric tons of plastic waste by 2025 that was either on its way to the ocean or already in the ocean.

The United States generates more than 46 million tons a year, and about 2.2 billion pounds ends up in the world’s oceans, according to the National Academy of Sciences report.

The organization, which touted $7.5 billion in advanced recycling projects since 2017, called for a study on greenhouse gas implications of raw materials used in packaging and plastic products.