Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic nurdles at the beach in Sri Lanka. (NurPhoto via Getty Images) Britain has banned everything from plastic straws to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The clean-up operation at Camber Sands on 13 November. (PA) (Gareth Fuller, PA Images) The government has said it is "appalled" ...

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, thanks to the overwhelming rise in production of disposable plastic products. Plastic pollution is most visible in ...

With government waste cleanup and prevention initiatives worldwide, it is finally getting easier to choose a holiday in a more eco-friendly destination. ByJoanne Shurvell, Contributor. Forbes ...

Every year, the ocean quietly reminds us of the damage we have done. On Mediterranean beaches, locals often find strange, fibrous balls of dried seagrass known as “Neptune balls.” At first glance, ...

Ghana is facing a growing plastic waste crisis. Each year, the country generates an estimated 1.1 million tonnes of plastic waste—the equivalent weight of more than 180,000 elephants. Despite the ...

Scientists have developed new models that show plastic waste is accumulating differently in oceans than previously believed. While most attention has been focused on plastic that collects in large ...

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the beaches around Tramore in County Waterford, Ireland, where plastic debris ...

On 25 September, the University of Bergen (UiB), the UNAI SDG 14 Hub Chair for Life Below Water, organized a coastal cleanup for students and staff. As last year, the destination was Lisle Lyngøy, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Environmentalists in Virginia Beach are calling for the city to enforce a fee on single-use plastic bags in hopes of encouraging more reusable bag use. "It really is pretty ...