In the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, at least 79,000 metric tons of plastic has coalesced to create the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The patch, kept together by ocean currents and ...

There's life amid the garbage. Marine animals that usually live only in coastal areas of the western Pacific Ocean have been found living and reproducing on plastic debris on the high seas – in the ...

Sea life is determined to live, scientists found, as they have discovered dozens of marine species flourishing in the furthest reaches of the ocean, even amongst the heaping trash piles of the Great ...

Huge marine garbage dumps mean contamination is making its way to your table. Feb. 3, 2009 — -- The old saying goes, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." But what if one man's trash ...

Marine debris is a serious threat to the environment. The issue should offend every discerning plastics professional. It should offend us because those are our products—our work—polluting our ...

HONOLULU(KHON2) — A million-dollar mission to remove garbage from an important marine sanctuary is underway. Kevin O’Brien, founder of Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project, and his crew of 16 are ...

In response to the millions of tons of marine litter, mostly plastics, floating on the oceans, the need to manage this waste effectively is more urgent than ever. Faced with this reality, the ...

Protestors against the opening of a marine transfer station on the Upper East Side (photo: CBS 2) While residents of the Upper East Side continue to fight the opening of a rebuilt Marine Transfer ...

Discover what causes huge quantities of garbage to end up on the most remote islands in the world and how this garbage affects wildlife. Accompanies the Web video “Trash on the Spin Cycle”. Marine ...

MANITOWOC, Wis. (WLUK) -- Along the Lakeshore, unique ways are underway to wage the battle against waste on and under the water. One drone can scoop up its weight in garbage in no time. At Blue Rail ...

Orange County, California, June 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) announces a one-day collection event for boaters and residents to safely dispose of marine flares at no cost on ...