The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) says it saw an increase in plastic litter picked up by volunteers in 2024.

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"It’s like you’re Band-Aiding over an artery," says Rob Clark, of Cape Fear River Watch, a coauthor of a report that found ...

A JRC-led study recently published in Marine Pollution Bulletin has revealed that the deepest point of the Mediterranean Sea, ...

Pollution by marine litter of anthropogenic origin—that comes from human activity—is currently one of the biggest ...

A groundbreaking study has found one of the highest concentrations of deep-sea litter ever found at the Mediterranean Sea’s deepest point. Researchers discovered ­plastic, glass, metal and ...

But on closer inspection, the stunned litter pickers unwrapped what appeared ... said it was wrapped in a sock and plastic bags. Thomas said they were all left 'shocked.' "We thought it was ...

The city’s litter all ends up in landfills and not in green spaces or the sea. This means that in reality, paper straws in Hong Kong already share the same fate as plastic ones, she said.

Sadly, the article's author also saw massive amounts of plastic waste within the reserve. But the source of the plastic was equally shocking. The plastic came from the stomachs of decomposing animals.