Graph showing the predicted effects of different mitigation strategies on plastic pollution. The greatest results are from a combination of river barriers and ocean collection devices. Image ...

A team of scientists led by University of Georgia environmental engineer Jenna Jambeck set out to calculate how much plastic every one of the world’s 192 coastal countries dumps into the ocean.

When researchers attempted to map all this ocean garbage ... plastics increase as you move right on the graph. Scientists aren't sure where the plastic is going or the mechanism that's causing ...

The good news is that, according to recent research in the journal Nature Geoscience, we're dumping less plastic into the ocean than previously estimated. The bad news is that it's still a ...

Ocean plastic pollution is a massive environmental problem. Ocean plastic pollution is a massive environmental problem. Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the ocean every year, even plastic ...

A 2,000 foot-long floating pipe nicknamed Wilson is about to start its mission to collect all the plastic in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Last month, the Ocean Cleanup foundation launched the ...

A new study has some good news, but there’s a problem: Ocean pollution appears to be growing fast. By Delger Erdenesanaa There’s less plastic pollution flowing into the ocean from land than ...

New plastic that dissolves in seawater raises hopes for tackling ocean pollution - Japanese researchers say new material can dissolve completely in saltwater or moist soil without leaving behind harmf ...

When you think of plastic pollution, you might imagine ocean “garbage patches” swirling with tens of millions of plastic bottles and shopping bags. But unfolding alongside the “macroplastic ...

Mr. Slat is the founder and chief executive of the Ocean Cleanup. The world is finally getting serious about plastic pollution. Next week, delegates from U.N. member states will gather in Paris to ...