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Reef Check Malaysia's report found that 82.5% of reef sites in the country are affected by trash. A feng shui master ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Plastic trash is a problem. In the USA, each person produces an average of 100kg of plastic waste per year. Single-use plastics like drink ...

Investigative journalist John Stossel investigates why recycling plastic is counterproductive. He speaks with science writer John Tierney about why it would be cheaper and more environmentally ...

To the editor: To combat plastic pollution in our oceans, we need to cut back on plastic production, not try to capture the endless stream of it. A recent article in The Times on an effort to ...

The outlook is grim, but a new report lays out a path to nearly eradicate plastic packaging pollution within the next 15 years. Reading time 2 minutes Around the world, plastic is falling through the ...

is more likely to sink and thus less likely to pose aesthetic problems. If necessary and possible, weights should be added to promote sinking. Compacted bales of garbage should be discharged over deep ...