About nine million tons of visible plastic trash enter oceans ... Scientists are just beginning to understand the impact these particles are having on fish, the food chain, and ultimately, us.

Plastic fills our dumps, homes and oceans. Plastic pollution takes a huge toll on wildlife: More than 700 species, including sea turtles, fish and whales, eat plastic or get tangled up in it. Plastic ...

This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics. Read this ...

WWF/ Greg Armfield Plastic pollution can now be found everywhere ... These microplastics get swallowed by fish and other marine life and can end up in our food chain. As yet, we don’t know what ...

Even more disturbing are the projections if we continue down our existing pathway: a report published by the foundation on behalf of the United Nations claims that by 2050 plastic waste will outweigh ...

the chemistry of plastic pollution, impacts to fish and wildlife, solutions and education and outreach. Huy Vu, Environmental ...

While this may seem like a trivial issue, it is a symptom of a much larger, and much more alarming problem: plastic pollution and its impact on all ... So, when we eat fish, we are consuming ...