Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic ...

Researchers examined more than 10,000 animal autopsies to figure out how much plastic is too much for ocean wildlife ...

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Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics—but how much is too much?

Ocean plastic kills sea creatures. For the first time, researchers examined data to find out how much it takes. The answer: ...

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Leading shipping companies are joining forces to combat ocean plastic pollution through the launch of the Maritime ...

Instead of focusing solely on ramping up recycling, the Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act would require companies to cut the amount of plastic in their packaging—and nudge them toward ...