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.

Plastic fills our dumps, homes and oceans ... In addition to the pellets, crackers pollute our rivers and oceans with nasty chemicals that can be toxic to aquatic animals and accumulate in the food ...

Scientists have found microplastics in 114 aquatic ... plastics on animals at nearly all levels of biological organization,” Rochman says. “We know enough to act to reduce plastic pollution ...

Recycling plays a crucial part in our daily lives by keeping the environment clean. It is simple and yet free. Recycling ...

World Aquatic Animal Day is observed annually on April 3, and the idea of observing this significant day came in 2010 from the Animal Law Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, with ...

Nurdles are tiny pellets - around 1-5mm long - used to make plastic products. They are not toxic, but animals that eat them ... and that they "likely" entered the water during last week's North ...

Since its invention in 1907, plastic has become one of the most widely used and cheapest materials in production. From food ...