Before plastic gets pressed into a shape like a ... Not far from the banks of Lake Erie, small piles of pellets litter the tracks where they've spilled out during this process, Mason said.

When plastic is exposed to ultra-violet rays from the sun it causes the chemical bonds to weaken, she said. And once in Lake Erie the brittle plastic gets pounded by the waves and against rocks ...

A bill in the Nevada Legislature aims to reduce plastic pollution around Lake Tahoe by banning the sale of small plastic water bottles. If passed, Nevada businesses surrounding the lake would no ...

They come from small bits of plastic or larger pieces that break down over time. In waterways like Lake Champlain, microplastics can clog the stomachs of fish and other organisms, causing issues ...