Plastic pollution in the ocean could remain on the water's surface for more than a century, a new study has found. Scientists ...

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a ...

“People often assume that plastic in the ocean just sinks or disappears. But our model shows that most large, buoyant ...

Scientists found that even if all plastic dumping stopped today, floating plastics would take over 100 years to vanish.

Think of ocean plastic and you may picture bottles and bags bobbing on the waves, slowly drifting out to sea. Yet the reality ...

a simple model to show how buoyant plastic can settle through the water column and they predict it could take over 100 years ...

Marine scientists are witnessing a technological revolution in ocean cleanup. Revolutionary systems are transforming how we ...

Floating ocean plastics can take more than 100 years to disappear, breaking into tiny fragments that slowly sink to the seafloor.

The study reveals that ocean plastics will persist for over a century, emphasizing the critical need for improved waste ...

Seven states have adopted Extended Producer Responsibility laws to make companies pay for their plastic. One industry leader says it's time for federal action.

WASHINGTON — When it comes to laws addressing plastic pollution, the vast majority of states need improvement to reduce, reuse and recycle, according to the new United States of Plastic Report from ...