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Despite deals, plans and bans, the Mediterranean is awash in plastic

Plastics set to overtake coal plants on U.S. carbon emissions, new study shows

Novel chemical entities: Are we sleepwalking through a planetary boundary?

Not just sea life: Migratory fish, birds and mammals also fall foul of plastic

X-Press Pearl sinking shines a light on seafood safety in Sri Lanka

With fire contained, Sri Lanka faces plastic pellet problem from stricken ship

As the rest of world tackles plastics disposal, the U.S. resists

Marine microplastics are now invading the atmosphere, study finds

Wasting away: Sea urchins suffer deformities from plastic chemicals

This Mediterranean seagrass filters plastic waste — but it’s also under threat

‘Great concern’ as study finds microplastics in human placentas

Clean up efforts won’t solve the plastic pollution crisis in the world’s seas

Are industrial chemicals killing rare whales and familiar dolphins?

In Indonesia’s coastal villages, the plastic crisis is both homegrown and invasive

Sharks contaminated with plastic are ‘cause for concern’

‘Our life is plasticized’: New research shows microplastics in our food, water, air

In ocean biodiversity hotspots, microplastics come with the currents

Satellite imagery is helping to detect plastic pollution in the ocean

Trendy, cheap, and dirty: Fashion is a top global polluter

In race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweed

Study finds that sea turtles might be eating plastic because it smells like food

In Bali, young people lead the fight as a plastic plague threatens paradise

Philippine study finds microplastics inside a commonly consumed fish

Philippine coastal town leads war against plastic trash in Mindanao

Microplastics may be a macro problem for the U.S. Great Plains, too, study finds

In Indonesian waters, filter feeders can ingest dozens to hundreds of microplastic particles every hour

Companies’ solutions to global plastic crisis miss the mark: Report

New detection devices could record microplastic pollution levels in real time

Microplastic waste fouls up beaches on Sri Lanka’s southern tourism coast

In Indonesia, a court victory for Bali’s ban on single-use plastics

Indonesia, facing a waste crisis, plans to burn it for electricity

Southeast Asian countries pledge to tackle marine plastic waste crisis

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