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Policy Success: Fees and Bans on Plastic Bags Reduce Beach Trash

by Rebecca Owen 14 July 202514 July 2025

Regardless of the patchwork of regulations aimed at limiting plastic bag use in the United States, new research indicates that such legislation does, indeed, limit the number of plastic bags found on beaches.

Small plastic fragments on sand and stones.
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Avalanches of Microplastics Carry Pollution into the Deep Sea

by Grace van Deelen 23 April 202523 April 2025

Scientists observed a once-theorized process ferrying microplastics into the deep ocean.

A submersible dredges sediment from the seafloor.
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Balancing the Deep Ocean Plastics Budget

by Bill Morris 1 May 20241 May 2024

Up to 11 million metric tons of plastic are sitting on the seafloor, mostly near coasts and shipping corridors.

Plastic trash litters the beach as children play in Manila.
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Manila Confronts Its Plastic Problem

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 25 March 20242 June 2025

The Philippine capital is the latest city to address rampant plastic pollution through a community-guided protocol.

Un pulpo rojo flota en agua con putos blancos
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Los microplásticos son el ingrediente no tan secreto de la nieve marina

by Molly Herring 7 February 20247 February 2024

Partículas diminutas de plástico degradadas y cubiertas por biopelículas se hunden hasta el fondo marino llevando consigo carbono.

Closeup photo of a piece of black plastic coated in yellowish ocean and coastal organisms
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In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, New Marine Ecosystems Are Flourishing

by Tim Brinkhof and Knowable Magazine 23 January 202423 January 2024

Sea life, stuck to plastic bottles and other human trash, has journeyed far from coastal habitats—and may threaten local species

A red octopus floats within white speckled water.
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Microplastics Are the Not-So-Secret Ingredient in Marine Snow

by Molly Herring 20 December 20239 February 2024

Particles of tiny, degraded plastics coated with biofilms sink to the seafloor, carrying carbon with them.

A sail-shaped prototype of an ocean sensor floats in a pond
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Biodegradable Sensors Could Explore the Seas More Sustainably

by Lisa Aubry 26 October 202326 October 2023

Researchers are developing environmentally friendly instruments to monitor the oceans.

Plastic bottles and other pieces of trash float in blue water.
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A New Census of Plastic Debris Entering the Ocean

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 11 October 202311 October 2023

On the basis of thousands of measurements of plastic pollution spotted near coastlines and at sea, researchers estimate that roughly 500 million kilograms of plastic debris is entering the world’s oceans each year.

Sediment cores in vertical tubes sitting on a ship deck. Two people crouch next to cores.
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Seafloor Plastic Pollution Is Not Going Anywhere

by Sofia Moutinho 14 February 202314 February 2023

The amount of microplastics at the bottom of the Mediterranean is growing as global production increases and plastic breakdown is halted.

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