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The UN Is Finally, Maybe, Doing Something About Plastic Pollution
About 10 million tons of plastic waste are dumped into our oceans every year—the equivalent of a garbage truck of plastic every minute. A new UN treaty is trying to fight that.
Sea Life Is Colonizing Islands of Plastic Garbage In the Ocean, Scientists Say
Marine life such as flotsam crabs thriving on "rafts" of plastic waste could spread invasive species, scientists warn in a new report.
Scientists Just Made Plastic Out of Salmon Sperm
Care for coffee served in a bioplastic cup, made from salmon sperm?
Tiny Sea Turtle Washes Up With 158 Pieces of Trash in Stomach
This isn’t the first time a marine creature in Thailand has borne the brunt of plastic pollution.
Inside Zero Waste Efforts in Countries Overwhelmed With Trash
“Some people think zero waste means no trash. Actually, for me, the meaning of zero waste is no excess,” one environmentalist said.
Filipino Scientist Goes 10,000 Meters Down the Ocean and Finds a Teddy Bear
The stuffed animal was far from his only surprising discovery in the third deepest point in the world.
Criminal Gangs Are Cashing In On Humanity’s Plastic Crap
Gangsters aren’t in it for the environment. They’re in it for the money.
Singapore’s War Against Litter Is Hiding a Pressing Environmental Problem
Singapore's sole landfill could run out of space in 15 years if waste management habits don't change.
Why the Plastic Packaging You Hate So Much Is Still Here
Why plastic blister packs and clamshell packs, despite the near-universal frustration they create among consumers, have become a truism of consumer goods.
Scientists Have Created a ‘Super Enzyme’ That Breaks Down Plastic Six Times Faster
The reengineered ‘super enzyme’ can gobble up plastic bottles and break them down into their building blocks in just a few days.
‘Furious’ Thai Minister Orders Park Trash Shipped to Littering Visitor
Thailand has been waging a war on plastic and trash as it tries to protect seas, beaches and national parks.
Over a Billion Metric Tons of Plastic Could Take Over the World by 2040
The worst-case scenario is bleak, but the actual future does not need to be.