A seal pup named after Queen guitarist Brian May had a hair-raising experience after swallowing pieces of a plastic bag. Staff at the ... "how detrimental plastic pollution is".

Bangladesh became the first nation on Earth to ban single-use plastic bags. Since then, plastic pollution has gotten worse. To find a biodegradable replacement, the government turned to jute ...

California found plastic bag pollution by weight increased to unprecedented levels a decade after landmark decision to ban single-use plastic bags Customers are instead dumping thicker and heavier ...

The photos “give science a visual voice,” she says, conveying plastic’s impact on the natural environment in a way that scientific research papers can’t. Barker feels in her gut the ...

Period. Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have eaten or become entangled in plastic.