Every year, some 5.6 million metric tons of plastic packaging winds up in household waste in Germany after being used just ...

This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis ... or in the cool waters of the ocean, if they should end up there.

Litter dropped on the street doesn’t stay there. Rainwater and wind carries plastic waste into streams and rivers, and through drains. Drains lead to the ocean! Careless and improper waste disposal is ...

our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste ... Ocean. It captivated a global audience for weeks. No sign of the wreckage appeared. On several occasions, when satellite ...

Tiny plastic pieces found in the ocean are linked to a higher risk of disability in people who live in coastal areas with ...

But how does our plastic waste end up littering the ocean? Even if you live hundreds ... have a negative effect on the health of the reef. Image caption, Plankton can consume microplastic and ...

And one study estimates that 90% of seabirds have consumed some form of plastic waste. All that pollution on beaches and in the ocean is harmful to both marine life and humans. So Adidas is trying ...

Tonnes of plastic waste are discarded into the oceans each year. What are we doing to help tackle the issue and how can we help? The good news is that the fight to clean up ocean pollution is ...

HONOLULU, HI (HawaiiNewsNow / AZFamily) - Researchers believe they have discovered a marine fungi that could naturally digest a growing problem in the world’s oceans, plastic waste. According to ...

Studies show that if the global plastic industry continues as it is, then by 2050 there will be more plastic waste in the ocean than fish ... Demand for its solutions is high, and the company ...