Cleaning plastic from beaches after sea collision could take weeks, says council - An operation is under way in west Norfolk ...

There are many ways to reduce plastic, and although it’s hard, it’s not impossible — that is plainly an excuse. We have to do ...

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the ...

There are fears tiny grains of plastic washed up after two ships caught fire in the North Sea could devastate wildlife on the RSPB's ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the ... ship in the North Sea last week, the coastguard has confirmed. The pellets, known as "nurdles," are small pieces of plastic resin used ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Scientists have captured photos of litter at the bottom of the Calypso Deep, a trench 16,771ft (5,112m) below the surface of the Ionian Sea. A total of 167 objects — made of plastic, glass ...

Plastic pellets which can be a risk to wildlife have washed up on shore following the collision between a tanker and a container ship in the North Sea, the coastguard has said. The Maritime and ...

Its findings are based on almost 30 samples taken across the Atlantic Ocean ... when attempting to manage the flow of plastic pollution from source to sea. eXXpedition's Round the World voyage ...

Many of the sea creatures we love – birds ... We need to build a huge movement if we're going to turn the tide on plastic.

A decade ago, a video of a sea turtle with a ... to a White House fact sheet, plastic straw bans and restrictions will remain in effect in cities and states across the country.