Plastic Pollution

Since large-scale manufacturing of plastics took off in the 1950s and until 2015, humans have produced approximately 9 billion tons of plastic.

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is covered in plastic.

The amount of plastic littering the surface of the oceans is much smaller than expected, raising the question of where all the plastic is going.

A massive ocean garbage patch houses mysterious microbial communities that thrive on plastics, and new research is untangling how they impact the ocean ecosystem as a whole.

The island state is especially vulnerable to the effects of plastic on the environment and wildlife.

A recent study found less plastic trash than expected. Where is it going? Some of it is likely being eaten by deep-sea lanternfish, researchers say.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will study a remote Hawaiian beach to see if it qualifies for listing as a Supferfund site, a type of hazardous waste site.

Researchers snapped a picture of a baby killer whale in the Pacific Northwest holding a plastic bag in its mouth, just the latest example of plastic pollution in the world's oceans.

Researchers found floating plastic debris Lake Eerie, hinting at a pollution problem.