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Sharks contaminated with plastic are ‘cause for concern’

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Aug 2020
A plastic beverage bottle floats in the shallow waters of Sand Island in Hawaii. Image by David Slater / NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program Marine Debris Team, 2015.

‘Our life is plasticized’: New research shows microplastics in our food, water, air

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 15 Jul 2020

In ocean biodiversity hotspots, microplastics come with the currents

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 4 May 2020

Satellite imagery is helping to detect plastic pollution in the ocean

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 1 May 2020

Trendy, cheap, and dirty: Fashion is a top global polluter

Liz Kimbrough 23 Apr 2020

In race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweed

Johan Augustin 25 Mar 2020

Study finds that sea turtles might be eating plastic because it smells like food

Mongabay.com 18 Mar 2020

In Bali, young people lead the fight as a plastic plague threatens paradise

Johan Augustin 19 Feb 2020

Philippine study finds microplastics inside a commonly consumed fish

Mongabay.com 23 Jan 2020

Philippine coastal town leads war against plastic trash in Mindanao

Bong S. Sarmiento 19 Dec 2019

Microplastics may be a macro problem for the U.S. Great Plains, too, study finds

Megan Stannard 18 Dec 2019

In Indonesian waters, filter feeders can ingest dozens to hundreds of microplastic particles every hour

Mongabay.com 20 Nov 2019

Companies’ solutions to global plastic crisis miss the mark: Report

Mongabay.com 9 Oct 2019

New detection devices could record microplastic pollution levels in real time

Erik Hoffner 11 Sep 2019

Microplastic waste fouls up beaches on Sri Lanka’s southern tourism coast

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 31 Jul 2019

In Indonesia, a court victory for Bali’s ban on single-use plastics

Basten Gokkon 26 Jul 2019

Indonesia, facing a waste crisis, plans to burn it for electricity

Basten Gokkon 22 Jul 2019

Southeast Asian countries pledge to tackle marine plastic waste crisis

Basten Gokkon 27 Jun 2019

Swelling amount of plastic in the ocean confirmed by new study

John Cannon 17 Apr 2019

‘Plastic Soup:’ Photos and Q&A with author of new book documenting plastic pollution and solutions

Mike Gaworecki 3 Apr 2019
The Flipflopi under sail from Watamu to Kilifi, Kenya. Image by Anthony Langat for Mongabay.

Flip-flop-clad boat brings plastic recycling message to East African coast

Anthony Langat 8 Mar 2019

Plastics found in dolphins, seals, and whales in UK waters

Mongabay.com 21 Feb 2019

Every sea turtle in global study found to have synthetic fibers and microplastics in their guts

Mike Gaworecki 21 Dec 2018

Feed a fishery, starve a seabird

Mongabay.com 12 Dec 2018

Tiny bits of ocean plastic threaten the survival of sea turtle hatchlings

Katie Brown 5 Dec 2018
A Laysan Albatross chick rests on a small derelict fishing net. Photo courtesy of NOAA.

Catalyzing action on sea litter in Brazil and beyond

Mongabay.com 26 Nov 2018

Turtles exposed to record levels of microplastics on Mediterranean beaches

Nora Ward 23 Nov 2018

Research finds humans across the globe have microplastics in their stool

Mike Gaworecki 6 Nov 2018

How much plastic is too much plastic for sea turtles?

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Sep 2018

‘Diaper Brigade’ fights a chemical crisis in Java’s rivers

Tommy Apriando 6 Sep 2018

As planned excise flops, Indonesia ponders how to give up plastic bags

Basten Gokkon 23 Jul 2018

Solution to ocean’s plastic waste problem ‘starts with product design’

John Cannon 12 Jul 2018

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