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Plastic Pollution

10 years later, California bans all plastic bags at grocery stores

  • Sep 24, 2024

UC Berkeley chemists discover new way to break down plastics

  • Aug 30, 2024

People seen in viral video dumping trash in Florida ocean

  • May 1, 2024

Earth Day aims to raise awareness about health risks of plastics

  • Apr 22, 2024

Irvine City Council considers ban on single-use plastics

  • Nov 29, 2023

Researchers find Great Pacific garbage patch teeming with life

  • May 1, 2023

Indiana recycling plant fire extinguished, health concerns remain

  • Apr 13, 2023

Most common material filling US landfills is food waste: EPA

  • Apr 12, 2023

Latest Videos

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California passed a ban on plastic bags in 2014. Here's why Gov. Newsom has now signed a similar law

  • Sep 24, 2024
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Authorities searching for people seen in viral video dumping trash in ocean

  • May 1, 2024
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California bill would ban all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores

  • Feb 9, 2024
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40,000 pounds of storm trash collected since February, county says

  • Mar 20, 2023
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Laguna Beach council approves balloon ban to protect coast, curtail risk of wildfires

  • Feb 23, 2023
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Zero waste market hopes to change the way people think, shop

  • Jan 11, 2023
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USC researchers devise method aimed at recycling plastic trash into pharmaceuticals

  • Dec 9, 2022
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Jason Momoa shaves hair to promote ocean protection, elimination of plastic bottles

  • Sep 6, 2022

Latest Stories

Richmond fire at Indiana recycling plant could burn for days after thousands asked to evacuate

"There is a host of different chemicals that plastics give off when they're on fire, and it's concerning."

  • Apr 12, 2023

Messy cleanup: 40,000 pounds of storm trash collected since February, county says

L.A. County has prevented trash from flowing into the ocean by using a device called "The Interceptor," which sits at the mouth of the Ballona Creek near Marina del Rey.

  • Mar 21, 2023

USC researchers devise method aimed at recycling plastic trash into pharmaceuticals

A new process developed by USC researchers has shown promise as a method of turning recycled plastic trash into pharmaceuticals products.

  • Jan 4, 2023
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Jason Momoa shaves iconic locks to promote ocean protection, elimination of plastic bottles

Momoa co-founded a water company that promotes aluminum packaging and removes plastic from the ocean.

  • Sep 7, 2022

Styrofoam-snacking 'superworms' could offer future solution for plastic recycling

Scientists in Australia are studying so-called "superworms" that could offer a solution for plastic recycling.

  • Jun 15, 2022