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The good news is that, according to recent research in the journal Nature Geoscience, we're dumping less plastic into the ocean than previously estimated. The bad news is that it's still a dangerously ...

Not-so-fun fact: our oceans hold 150 times more carbon dioxide than the Earth's atmosphere. Adding to that causes ocean ...

Every year, more than 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean - bags, cups, straws, and many other items from the daily life of every person. But despite such a tremendous figure, scientists have ...

The ocean is Earth's largest carbon sink, absorbing about 25% of the CO₂ released by human activities. However, this uptake ...

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 have all ...

Italian eyewear group Safilo said on Monday it plans to produce sunglasses made with recycled plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), the largest of five plastic islands floating in the ...

The rate of plastic entering the oceans could accelerate 2.6 times by 2040 if left unchecked, say researchers. The first study describing the discovery of marine plastic debris was published in the ...

Negotiators working on a potentially historic international agreement to limit plastic pollution wrapped up talks this week in Ottawa, Canada, leaving some observers with guarded hope about the ...

Instead of focusing solely on ramping up recycling, the Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act would require companies to cut the amount of plastic in their packaging—and nudge them toward ...

Live Oak Bank, Plastic Ocean Project and Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity are planting trees at a new Habitat for Humanity ...

The good news is that, according to recent research in the journal Nature Geoscience, we’re dumping less plastic into the ocean than previously estimated. The bad news is that it’s still a dangerously ...