The global plastic waste trade contributes to coastal litter in importing countries, study shows

The ubiquitous plastic beverage bottle makes up about half of plastic waste collected for recycling in the U.S. Most recycled ...
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How One Plastic Bag Turns Into Millions of Microplastics: Shocking New Research on Ocean Pollution

Discover the latest findings from the International Marine Litter Research Unit as experts investigate how plastic waste ...

Malaysia’s first ocean debris pathway built in Sabah

Pulau Gaya features Malaysia's first ocean debris pathway, constructed using marine litter and island-waste plastics.

NGO turns island’s plastic debris into country’s first 'Ocean Debris Pathway'

Converting ocean plastic debris into pedestrian walkways at a village in Pulau Gaya here, an NGO has achieved Malaysia's first "Ocean Debris Pathway." ...
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How Plastic Pollution Is Pushing Oceans and Marine Animals Toward Collapse

Ocean plastic has hit a critical point in 2025, threatening turtles, whales, and seabirds. See which solutions still offer ...
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So where does the oceans’ plastic waste come from?

In the form of bottles, tyres, packaging and piping, millions of tonnes of plastic waste are dumped every year in the world’s waterways. In the form of bottles, tyres, packaging and piping, millions ...

Eating just a handful of plastic can be fatal for marine animals, a study finds

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.
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Plastic Is Polluting Our Oceans. Will We Get a Treaty to Cut Plastic Waste?

Negotiators working on a potentially historic international agreement to limit plastic pollution wrapped up talks this week in Ottawa, Canada, leaving some observers with guarded hope about the ...
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United States Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
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The world dumps 2,000 truckloads of plastic into the ocean each day. Here’s where a lot of it ends up

The western coast of Java in Indonesia is popular with surfers for its world-famous breaks. There’s a majestic underwater world to explore, too. But it’s impossible to surf or snorkel without running ...