Most people know plastic pollution is bad news. But a small group of scientists says that we should pause all ocean plastic cleanup efforts.

A nonprofit group has removed over 17 million pounds of plastic trash from the Pacific Ocean — and they’re not done yet. The Ocean Cleanup is an organization that was founded in 2013 in the ...

Ocean plastic pollution is one of the greatest environmental challenges facing our planet today. The vastness of the oceans, combined with the complex nature of marine debris, makes it difficult to ...

A new system will be able to clear a football field every five seconds. Ocean cleanup crews have fished out the most trash ever taken from one of the largest garbage patches in the world. The Ocean ...

To the editor: To combat plastic pollution in our oceans, we need to cut back on plastic production, not try to capture the endless stream of it. A recent article in The Times on an effort to ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In this Oct. 22, 2019, photo, plastic and other debris sits on the beach on ...

More than 100 volunteers collected litter and debris from the beach during the Clean Ocean Action Spring Beach Sweeps in Seaside Heights on Saturday, April 13, 2024.Get Photo Michael and Bianca from ...

Because sea glass hunters scouring beaches for treasures too often encounter rubbish, Tidy Seas, organizer of local beach cleanups, has been selected the 2025 nonprofit partner for this year’s Santa ...