Plastic pollution in the ocean could remain on the water's surface for more than a century, a new study has found. Scientists ...

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a ...

“People often assume that plastic in the ocean just sinks or disappears. But our model shows that most large, buoyant ...

Large, buoyant plastic items degrade over decades, shedding microplastics as they go. These tiny fragments may eventually ...

Scientists found that even if all plastic dumping stopped today, floating plastics would take over 100 years to vanish.

a simple model to show how buoyant plastic can settle through the water column and they predict it could take over 100 years ...

The Ocean Legacy Foundation aims to tackle this common plastic pollution by taking discarded fishing nets, ropes, and more ...

Floating ocean plastics can take more than 100 years to disappear, breaking into tiny fragments that slowly sink to the seafloor.

The study reveals that ocean plastics will persist for over a century, emphasizing the critical need for improved waste ...

According to a report by the UK-based organisation Greenmatch, Asian countries remain the largest contributors to ocean plastic pollution, producing around 81% of total marine waste. Bangladesh is ...

Seven states have adopted Extended Producer Responsibility laws to make companies pay for their plastic. One industry leader says it's time for federal action.

Scientists predict it could take more than 100 years to remove plastic waste from the ocean's surface, according to new study ...