Researchers say plastic bags are among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along coastlines. The post ...

New research shows shoreline litter in U.S. has been slashed by almost half since plastic bag bans have gone into effect.

Researchers analyzed data from thousands of shoreline cleanups across the U.S. and found that areas that implemented policies ...

Today, scientists know that the patch is the result of a combination of ocean currents that corral tons of manmade trash into a vortex of sorts. It covers and absolutely huge area, comparable to ...

Helga Huntley, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College of Science & Mathematics at Rowan University, has co-authored a ...

It's rubbish season in northern Australia, when tonnes of plastic and discarded fishing nets wash ashore in the Gulf of ...