The ubiquitous plastic beverage bottle makes up about half of plastic waste collected for recycling in the U.S. Most recycled ...

New research tallies the hidden health, environmental and economic impacts of litter — and why upstream fixes matter.

Marine litter is a serious environmental problem worldwide. Reducing it would require implementing a global monitoring system, agreeing on the use of common methods and protocols for data collection, ...

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered along U.S. shorelines — potentially cutting that type of waste in half in ...

Despite well-managed waste streams, the U.S. alone produces a whopping 275,000 tons of plastic litter each year, litter that can end up in rivers and oceans. Humans have produced about 8 billion tons ...

Picking up litter at an Adopt-a-Beach cleanup at Jeorse Park Beach in East Chicago, Indiana, in 2023. A new report by the non-partisan, non-profit group Alliance for the Great Lakes found that 86% of ...

Plastic has been found in every single part of the ocean, from the surface to the seafloor and from the tropics to the poles. Land-based sources of plastic account for the majority of this pollution, ...

Findings indicate that plastic waste imports contribute to coastal litter, urging a focus on waste management improvements in ...

Litter strewn across Great Lakes beaches is overwhelmingly composed of plastic, a new study from a region-wide beach cleanup group found, signaling a widespread problem for the wildlife and people who ...

Just a small bit of the computer is made from recycled bottles picked up from Haiti’s streets and waterways, but it signals the possibility of changing where we get the plastics for our electronics.

Usually, when rushing to class at the University of Washington, my mind races with what homework I have yet to complete, if my outfit is rain repellent enough, or if I am making it to the lecture on ...

Want alternatives to a regular plastic litter box? Stainless steel litter boxes may be a good option - but it's best to weigh the pros and cons of each.