Cigarette butts, which easily find their way into the ocean, contain plastic in the filters that are not biodegradable. Continue reading →

A video shared on social media by NGO Parley for the Oceans shows large amounts of plastic and debris floating in the Caribbean sea off the coast of Santo Domingo. Continue reading →

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, between Hawaii and California, is accumulating trash faster than ever and is now three times the size of France. Continue reading →

The #BePlasticWise campaign asks people to sign a pledge vowing to reduce their plastic consumption. Continue reading →

Filmed and posted by British diver Rich Horner on Facebook last week, the video has been shared more than 25,000 times. Continue reading →

Fisherman Karissa Lindstrand drinks a lot of Pepsi every day – so imagine her surprise as she was banding lobster claws and came across a lobster with the image of a Pepsi can on it Continue reading →

A small Florida-based brewery has released an edible and biodegradable six-pack holder in hopes of saving marine life and cutting down on the amount of plastic in the ocean. Continue reading →

Shrimp-like creatures living in the deepest parts of the oceans contain high levels of man-made toxins, scientists said on Monday. Continue reading →

The danger of plastics in our ocean is a growing threat, and now a new study has estimated that by 2050, 99 per cent of seabirds will have consumed some sort of plastics from our oceans. Continue reading →

A new study has concluded that 8 million metric tons of plastic made its way to our oceans in 2010, but the lead author of another study says that number is way off. Continue reading →