"This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space." ...

Volunteers mainly collected beer bottles, cans, and plastic packaging from the water ... about 1,900 kilos of litter were ...

Heaps of medical waste, including needles, syringes, and pill bottles washed up on Mid-Atlantic beaches in September of this ...

The announcement represents the fulfillment of a promise Amazon made in June to work “ toward full removal ” of plastic air pillows from North America by the end of the year. At that time, the company ...

Students picked up approximately 25 pounds of trash, including metal, wood used for construction/treated wood, rope, and 19 ...

Los Angeles County announced last week that it’s suing PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over plastic pollution, arguing that the soda giants’ plastic bottles have harmed public health and the environment and ...

Running out of boxes in the middle of moving can be frustrating. Here are some smart alternatives for packing up items to ...

Satellite detections are being tested to help tackle the millions of tons of waste that enter marine and coastal ecosystems.

California’s plastic grocery bag waste actually increased after the first ban went into effect, according to the state’s ...

( NewsNation ) — A lawsuit was filed Wednesday by Los Angeles County counsel against Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. for ...

Advocacy groups say we’re at a “key moment” to reduce plastic production and protect communities from plastic-related ...

BPDI tool identifies plastic on beaches from satellites by analyzing light reflections. This innovation supports targeted beach clean-ups.