Globally, we’re producing around 400 million metric tons of plastic each year. Nearly half of that is single-use: everything from cutlery and clamshell cases to plates and produce bags. Life is so ...

More than 400 million metric tons of plastic is produced annually, and only a small fraction is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, or leaks into the natural environment, which is impacting ...

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It wasn't until a few years ago that I learned just how much microplastics can affect your body - and not to mention the environment - just by living your daily life. In fact, the Environmental ...

It affects all of Hawaii, but Kauai most of all. International cooperation on open-ocean debris is necessary to cut off the waste stream, Surfrider holds — and everyone can help by using less plastic.

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Bridget Cevero of the Maritime Aquarium, left, and Annalisa Paltauf of Save the Sound, hold up the 35.75 pounds of trash collected by volunteers at the cleanup at Sherwood Island State Park last year.