Background: Early estimates of ocean pollution left open questions. The 2015 study was one of the first comprehensive research efforts to tally up how much plastic ends up in the ocean.

AP Science Writer The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according ...

Photographer Mandy Barker has spent more than 10 years creating images of marine debris to raise awareness about plastic pollution in the world's oceans. Image source, Mandy Barker Image caption, ...

Associated Press. BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to an agreement, with more countries saying they ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As countries meet in Nairobi to negotiate a treaty aimed at cutting plastics pollution, one of the tools that’s been discussed is plastic credits. Those work a bit like ...

Officials said that the ordinance prohibits the sale and distribution of certain single-use plastic and polystyrene disposable products in the community, as well as Mylar balloons, to reduce the ...

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea. National delegations still have a lot to hammer out ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution are advancing at a meeting where participants are discussing the treaty’s draft language for the first ...

THESE hard hitting images reveal the sheer scale of the plastic pollution crisis and the devastating impact it has on our wildlife and our oceans. The National Geographic photos – which inclu… ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- While much of the conversation around plastic pollution focuses on recycling and cleanup efforts, these approaches address the symptoms, not the root cause. The true solution ...