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"It breaks into smaller pieces and ends up here on one of the most remote coastlines in the world."

Outdoors

Cleanup volunteer shares sad reality hidden among Hawaiian beaches: 'This plastic comes from all around the world'

Beyond the legality, the usage of nitrous oxide causes massive environmental issues.

Outdoors

Volunteer stunned after discovering bizarre scattered objects during park cleanup: 'Pretty sad to see'

Federal officials aren’t planning to test the soil either.

Outdoors

Officials accused of endangering residents with fast-tracked wildfire cleanup: 'The worst-case scenario is they're not going to do anything'

"Wherever humans go, there is often going to be a lot of trash."

Outdoors

Local group launches bold cleanup effort using unexpected tech: 'So many people are about this'

So far this year, the city has issued 85 summonses, filed 106 charges, and assessed nearly $40,000 in fines.

Business

Major cleanup underway after decades of illegal dumping plagues community: 'People ... use our city as a trash can'

"It’s littering plain and simple."

Home

Resident shares striking before-and-after cleanup video following cleanup: 'People fail to recognize how much … goes in the ocean'

Recent plastic pollution talks have stalled, yet there is still hope for a treaty in the future.

Business

What's preventing a global plastics treaty? Experts say these 3 crucial factors are to blame

"The degradation rates of the CDA foams were … the fastest of any plastic reported in the ocean."

Tech

Researchers develop new method to dissolve harmful plastics — here's how it could benefit our oceans

"Our goal is to keep evolving."

Business

Outdoor brand Prana is rolling out 'innovative' seaweed-based compostable packaging that can replace conventional plastic

"It can potentially transform bioengineering applications and solve real-world problems."

Tech

Scientists make breakthrough inspired by mussels: 'Promise for addressing the growing problem of plastic pollution'

The Hub plans to bring together experts in microbiology, molecular genetics, and biochemical engineering.

Tech

Group of scientists aims to revolutionize industries with breakthrough in 100% compostable plastic: 'We are focused'

"Just because something isn't marketed as reusable or sustainable doesn't mean that it can't be."

Home

Woman reveals money-saving hack that will help keep your food fresh and plastic out of landfills: 'This is so smart'