Henderson Island has no inhabitants. The nearest major population center is more than 3,100 miles away. Yet the desolate Pacific island is one of the densest hubs of plastic pollution on the planet.

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

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

In recent years, heart-rending images of dead or dying sea mammals and fish, their stomachs stuffed with plastic, have ...

A CSIRO study has found 39% less plastic pollution in and around Australian coastal cities over ten years. It also found more ...

New Delhi think tank and Kolkata start-up join forces to clean Hooghly river, raise awareness on plastic pollution.

Scientists use satellite data to find ocean zones where trash naturally gathers for easier, faster, and cleaner clean-up.

"Because of that, they really matter when it comes to the impact of all this on the ocean ... plastic containers, which are ...

Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out of the ocean, argues Todd Myers. Jay Karr Island Packet We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly, and we ...

A project transforming ocean plastic waste into eco-bricks for infrastructure development in island communities has won the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) Malaysia Island Innovation ...