Tiny plastic pellets may soon be classified as hazardous cargo, as frequent spills are polluting oceans and harming wildlife.

Plastic waste has quietly reshaped the oceans you depend on, and a new global study from Tulane University shows the danger runs deeper than floating bottles and bags. Scientists have now mapped ...

Most people know plastic pollution is bad news. But a small group of scientists says that we should pause all ocean plastic cleanup efforts.

(NEXSTAR) – The world is filled with microplastics, found in everything from the air and oceanwater to common foods like chicken and rice – and, according to a new study, even the human brain. These ...

According to Plastic Bank, a nonprofit that builds networks in underdeveloped countries to collect and process ocean-bound plastic, small businesses account for 90 percent of the global business ...