The Ocean Cleanup is fighting against this accumulation. In 2024, the foundation removed 11.5 million kilos of garbage from the world’s oceans and rivers. They even put a price tag on cleaning up the ...

In a quiet corner of Medina Gounass, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, one man has taken it upon himself to breathe new ...

With the organization’s technology, an area of the ocean the size of a football field is being cleaned every five seconds.

Documenting the garbage along New Jersey beaches helps state lawmakers make policy decisions on plastic pollution, says this ...

In Newsweek's annual honoring of the World's Greatest Auto Disruptors, Kia is the 2025 Sustainability Disruptor of the Year.

Around 100 billion plastic beverage containers are sold in the United States each year — much of which ends up in landfills and waterways, polluting the environment and endangering wildlife. Studies ...

The manufacturer of GLAD waste disposal and food storage bags, hit with $8.25 million federal penalty for making incorrect ...

The issue involves the use of the words "ocean plastics" when referring to recycled plastic collected and used in Glad brand plastic bags in Australia.

Last year, volunteers removed nearly 277,000 pieces of trash, most of it plastic, from New Jersey beaches. Plastic made up 83% of debris picked up by beach sweep volunteers, up from about 50% in ...

The Federal Court today ordered Clorox Australia Pty Ltd (Clorox) to pay a total penalty of $8.25 million for making false or ...