Plastic hangs around a long time ... Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean. It’s the largest accumulation of plastic in the world. Just how big is it? Using the map below, click ...

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 ...

Most people either yank the beverages through the plastic holes, which takes effort and leaves dangerous rings that animals might get ... with a six pack ring around their neck or body.

Poor thing's got a tub on its head," she says in the clip, as a bear with what looks to be a plastic cheese ball container on its head paddles around in the water. "Oh, he's scared." After a few ...