The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has long been described in terms of scale. In the waters between Hawaii and California, ...

The Ocean Cleanup has removed over 45 million kilograms of plastic from oceans and rivers, but millions of tons still enter ...

Eleftheria Roumeli, a materials science and engineering associate professor, highlighted three challenges in the use of plastics that contribute to the urgent need for sustainable materials: excessive ...

commercial fishermen conducted more than 690 ghost gear seizures, with the objects taken ashore either for reuse or recycling.

Turn the Tide, a lively theatre-for-youth production written and directed by Meg van Wyk, will arrive at Theatre Arts in ...

Although plastic never decomposes, most of the plastic pieces in the patch have broken down into microplastics, smaller than 5 millimeters long. That size makes it easier for turtles, fish and other ...

It looked like an island. At least that's what Jessica Jarratt thought when she first saw pictures of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a vast floating ...

"These ... could have far-reaching effects on marine ecosystems." Researchers sound alarm after making concerning discovery ...

The footage shows the beginning stages where approximately 140 tons of waste are captured in the Dutch nonprofit's ...

A major portion of ocean plastic comes from the fishing industry. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch exemplifies this, as nearly half of the floating island of waste is composed of ghost gear. Up to a ...

Do Illinois high schoolers have what it takes to solve real-world problems? A group of students had months to research food system issues and find a solution as part of Northern Illinois University’s ...

Couldn’t we use bacteria to break down plastic in the environment so it isn’t such an ecosystem hazard? -- Patricia S., via email ...