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Microplastics, Clean our oceans with egg whites

Tech

Scientists have invented a wild way to remove plastic pollution from our oceans with egg whites: ‘99% efficiency’

Yoshi the Fish, help stop ocean pollution

Outdoors

‘The only fish that can eat plastic’ is helping to keep trash out of the ocean — here’s why they should be on every beach

Great Pacific Garbage Patch, plastic pollution in the ocean

Outdoors

Scientists discover alarming new effect of plastic pollution in the ocean: ‘[Things are] rapidly changing’

Plastic pollution in oceans

Outdoors

New study reveals the staggering truth about the plastic trash floating in our water: ‘It’s not just in oceans anymore’

Fionn Ferreira revolutionized plastic cleanup

Tech

This 21-year-old inventor created a ‘plastic magnet’ that can help clean our oceans

Plastic-eating robo-fish

Tech

This ‘robo-fish’ literally eats ocean plastic for breakfast: ‘The first steps in the right direction’

“This is brilliant."

Tech

Viral ‘plastic-eating’ boat removes 3 tons of garbage per hour: ‘This is actually so cool’

"Always a good excuse for me to take a lap around Target."

Home

Here’s what you’re actually supposed to do with ‘soft plastics’ that cannot be recycled at home: ‘This is super helpful’

Some areas had up to 1,884 particles per cubic meter of seawater.

Outdoors

Sailors make disturbing discovery while racing in one of the ocean’s most remote regions: ‘It’s really concerning’

“We have to stop it getting there in the first place."

Tech

Researchers develop sponge that could soak up as much as 90% of microplastic from our water: ‘We don’t have to wait…’

There are still over 500,000 tires left in the reef.

Outdoors

Group shares eerie photos of disastrous man-made reef off coast of Florida: ‘500,000 tires left sitting at the bottom of the ocean’

Plastics in the ocean add dirty carbon pollution into the atmosphere and are estimated to kill upward of 1.1 million seabirds and marine creatures each year.

Business

This airline dropped plastic bottles and cups on all its flights — here’s how the change is going