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Humanity has a plastic bottle addiction, purchasing one million a minute, and many bottles wind up not in recycling bins but in our oceans. Cameroon-based nonprofit Madiba & Nature is pioneering a creative use for all...

A few months ago, scientists found a new garbage patch in the Arctic ocean. And now, another pocket of plastics, human trash, and chemical waste has been discovered in a newly-explored region of the Pacific Ocean. Like it’s...

LEGO wants to make everything awesome for the planet. In 2015, the Danish toy-maker pledged to spend $150 million and hire more than than 100 extra staffers to research and develop sustainable alternatives to the petrochemical-based...

Guest Essay by Kip Hansen   The New York Times has treated us to another episode of the Great Plastics-Last-Forever  Urban Legend in their recent article “The Immense, Eternal Footprint Humanity Leaves on Earth: Plastics”...

Whether you get an iced latte to-go in the morning, your restaurant leftovers in a plastic takeaway container, or forget to take a reusable bags to the store, there are numerous ways disposable plastic  adds up -  and...

We're drowning in plastic bottles. New statistics released by The Guardian reveal that humans purchase one million plastic bottles every minute - and that adds up to nearly 500 billion bottles a year. While it's true many...

We're drowning in plastic bottles. You already know plastic water bottle use - and their disposal or lack thereof - is a worldwide dilemma, but new statistics released by The Guardian reveal just how staggering the issue...

This gigantic bubble tucked in the middle of a forest may look like something out of a fairy tale, but it's actually a gorgeous performance space in the Netherlands...

We know about plastic pollution in the Pacific Ocean, and even in the Arctic Ocean. But scientists thought the Antarctic was relatively free of that particular type of pollution until a recent study from the University of...

How much plastic do rivers dump into the world's oceans? The Ocean Cleanup decided to find out. They conducted what they say is the "first-ever estimate of plastic emissions from rivers" and the results are shocking, as in,...

How much plastic do rivers dump into the world's oceans? The Ocean Cleanup decided to find out. They conducted what they say is the "first-ever estimate of plastic emissions from rivers" and the results are shocking, as in,...

There's a lonely island in the Pacific Ocean that has no human inhabitants, yet it's completely covered in trash. Henderson Island is so remote, humans only visit it for research every five to 10 years. But the island is...

The Ocean Cleanup just made a huge announcement from Werkspoorkathedraal, an exhibition in the Netherlands. CEO Boyan Slat revealed exciting new design changes to The Ocean Cleanup Array, which will enable the system to...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn't the only place where plastic pollution is gathering in the world's oceans. An international team of scientists from 12 institutions in eight countries recently discovered a new garbage...

Many people are familiar with the plight of birds or whales that consume plastic bags. But you might not be aware how plastic harms some of the world's smallest creatures - which can then have a domino affect on creatures...