Picture this: you're lounging on a beautiful beach, soaking up the sun and listening to the soothing sound of the waves. You ...

Plastic waste littering Australia's coastlines has declined by 39 percent over the past decade, according to a new ...

Picture this: you're lounging on a beautiful beach, soaking up the sun and listening to the soothing sound of the waves. You run your hands through ...

We're launching our Ban the Boards campaign to get rid of the scourge of cheap 'snappy' boards, which will travel more than ...

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment. Scientists at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new type of plastic ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Surface fouling induced by biomolecules and microorganisms remains a persistent ...

Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout containers and other food service items made with expanded polystyrene plastic can still be found in restaurants and on store shelves, despite a ...

A ban on sales of styrofoam products used in food service was supposed to have taken effect Jan. 1, but California hasn’t taken steps to enforce it. CalRecycle, the state agency tasked with ...

A Dunedin environmentalist was shocked to discover tens of thousands of small plastic balls being blown across the city's student quarter after Monday's St Patrick's day celebrations. It's not the ...