Fish-shaped robot to collect microplastics from water
Researchers at the American Chemical Society have created a light-activated robot resembling a fish that can swim...
Ecobricks transform plastic trash into reusable building blocks
People are getting creative with plastic waste around the world, and now Ecobricks wants to utilize plastic for...
Shocking Caribbean photos reveal a "sea of plastic and Styrofoam"
We hear about the issue of ocean plastic a lot, but these new photographs demonstrate just how pervasive the pollution...
Hundreds of organisms hitch a ride from Japan to Oregon on waves of plastic trash
Japanese marine animals have hitched a ride all the way to the United States with unlikely help from plastic garbage....
Costa Rica aims to become the first country to ban all single-use plastics
Costa Rica is taking a stand against the plastic waste flooding our oceans and clogging up our landfills: the country...
One of the world's most remote islands is also the most polluted
There's a lonely island in the Pacific Ocean that has no human inhabitants, yet it's completely covered in trash....
ByFusion turns all types of ocean plastic into eco-friendly construction blocks
The problem of ocean waste, particularly the plastic variety, is a big one, and many creative people are working...
Affordable chandi gar homes made with recycled plastic bricks pop up in a matter of hours
People living in Karachi, Pakistan generate 12,000 metric tons of trash every day. To deal with the issue, many...
Scientists develop way to efficiently degrade plastics into diesel fuel
Plastic pollution clogs our oceans and landfills. According to the Earth Policy Institute, Americans use about...
Edible spoons let you ditch plastic utensils (and they taste great, too)
When plastic cutlery was first introduced, it’s unlikely anyone realized how prevalent it would become, or how...
Newly discovered plastic-eating bacteria could help clean up plastic waste around the world
Japanese researchers recently discovered a microorganism that literally eats plastic. The bacterium, now named...
The oceans face a scary new threat: plastic-filled plankton poop
The harmful effects of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans are well documented, but there’s a new angle...
Eco Domum recycles tons of plastic waste from Mexico into low-income homes
Plastic was supposed to save us, but instead it’s threatened our environment, polluted our waterways, and endangered...
New report says plastic trash to exceed fish in the sea by 2050
A new report reveals disturbing new facts about how people are using plastic products around the world and their...
Boyan Slat's Great Pacific Garbage Patch expedition shows the plastic problem is "even bigger than we thought"
Last month Boyan Slat's Ocean Cleanup project sent a fleet of scientists and volunteers to measure and map the...
