As plastic pollution emerges as one of the planet's most pressing environmental threats, Tulane University scientists have ...

In the oceans, the most widespread type of plastic pollution may be the kind you can’t see. A new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature estimates that the North Atlantic Ocean alone ...

Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out of the ocean, argues Todd Myers. Jay Karr/Island Packet We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly, and we ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a symptom of a much larger problem: Humans use way too much plastic and need to cut back now.

While the process for a global treaty on plastic stalls, we can drive progress. It's time for innovators to lead and there are simple things all Canadians can do ...

Canada has the capacity to take point in the battle against plastic pollution, both by cleaning up our own backyard and by ...

In the entire world’s oceans, it is estimated that there are around 3 million tonnes of floating plastic pollution — excluding nanoplastics.

The oceans may contain much, much more plastic than previously thought A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.

Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out of the ocean, argues Todd Myers. Jay Karr Island Packet We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly, and we ...