<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Plastic-pollution ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/plastic-pollution Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:15:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Are biodegradable plastics really worth the hype? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/pollution/are-biodegradable-plastics-really-worth-the-hype w75zgYk53jYx5GtHWBwTFi Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:15:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists break down cheap plastic using the air — and turn it into something far more valuable ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/scientists-break-down-cheap-plastic-using-the-air-and-turn-it-into-something-far-more-valuable sc7UmvthtHhBeoQTD5AmAX Sat, 22 Mar 2025 17:06:00 +0000 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:12:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Plastics are there and seem to be getting worse': Viral study of microplastics in human brains shows worrisome trend, but has flaws ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/plastics-are-there-and-seem-to-be-getting-worse-viral-study-of-microplastics-in-human-brains-shows-worrisome-trend-but-has-flaws AXJL9zizjLbEMzkKRrDgeF Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:00:48 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Plastic-eating fungi could help take a bite out of Earth's rampant pollution crisis, study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plastic-eating-fungi-could-help-take-a-bite-out-of-earths-rampant-pollution-crisis-study-suggests npBwtJ26k5s9dDHYxWq87 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mysterious dead beaked whale covered in unusual injuries washes up on California beach ]]> https://www.livescience.com/rare-beaked-whale-washes-onto-california-beach YLenvCCTYjVFtUCWgbS943 Thu, 26 May 2022 15:13:12 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:51:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 million shipwrecked Legos still washing up 25 years after falling overboard ]]> https://www.livescience.com/great-lego-spill-25th-anniversary vCWwKPK2YvjxCYytqjRJ2T Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:01:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ 28,000 tons of COVID-19 waste now swirling around in our oceans ]]> https://www.livescience.com/plastic-pandemic-waste-clogs-oceans UjkKh9kZE9f35S2stLxus6 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 16:31:14 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microbes in cow stomachs can help recycle plastic ]]> https://www.livescience.com/cow-stomach-bacteria-break-down-plastic.html LZjCHYZcPEB9MHPuaKqqL8 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 04:15:45 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists convert plastic waste into vanilla flavoring ]]> https://www.livescience.com/vanilla-flavor-plastic-waste.html iM4FKXToTM6pfZbnaCmQSH Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tons of toxic pellets blanket Sri Lanka beaches, causing environmental disaster ]]> https://www.livescience.com/toxic-plastic-pellets-sri-lanka-beaches.html BvoqHeCXKaXFWM68ssE6NW Tue, 01 Jun 2021 20:14:39 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Depressing Image Shows Dead Baby Sea Turtle Found with 104 Pieces of Plastic in Its Belly ]]> https://www.livescience.com/baby-sea-turtle-dies-from-eating-too-much-plastic.html FMpcZWMZE2d76euEWfgq8X Fri, 04 Oct 2019 19:34:13 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:08:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists Went to One of the World's Most Remote Island Atolls. They Found 414 Million Pieces of Plastic ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65520-plastic-pollution-cocos-islands.html 5WrXR6d3xCj3XxYRSzo9PV Mon, 20 May 2019 20:25:19 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:23:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Explorer Reaches Bottom of the Mariana Trench, Breaks Record for Deepest Dive Ever ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65468-explorer-breaks-record-deepest-ocean-dive.html DCBCoNyTSFNRNAGiyoDb5o Mon, 13 May 2019 18:06:54 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:24:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Another Dead Whale Full of Plastic. This Time, in Italy. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65122-another-sperm-whale-full-of-plastic.html BY7Kqhcc8jZjKdexLT7oFj Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:21:38 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dead Whale Washes Ashore with Shocking 88 lbs. of Plastic in Its Stomach ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65020-whale-with-88-pounds-plastic.html vrsx9gCjCPWCvzwiGYFNpm Mon, 18 Mar 2019 18:20:34 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Teen Diver Finds Huge Cache of Plastic Pollution — Thousands of Golf Balls Off California Coast ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64558-teen-diver-thousands-golf-balls-off-california.html heFVgFPFSrZdxbfx5D9gTM Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:48:32 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:22:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Found, Inside Dead Sperm Whale: 100 Plastic Cups, 4 Plastic Bottles, 25 Plastic Bags, 2 Flip-Flops ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64139-sperm-whale-full-of-plastic.html Yp5pRFmBXd8k9KRGHWfmKU Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:22:35 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Invisible Stew of Plastic Pollution Found in Fur Seal Poop ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64083-plastic-pollution-fur-seal-poop.html zvEyiVkv6ddvzFatWEkhzi Wed, 14 Nov 2018 12:18:23 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Huge Noodle Could Leave the Ocean Cleaner — If It Works ]]> https://www.livescience.com/63541-ocean-cleanup-system-launch.html LChjR9YLpzrNuudxavxtZj Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:11:13 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Your Plastic Bags Are Releasing Greenhouse Gases ]]> https://www.livescience.com/63274-plastics-release-greenhouse-gases.html 26iNm3Vi9fxxUMCQx2QfPH Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:52:50 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trash in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Has Quadrupled, Maybe Even 16-upled ]]> https://www.livescience.com/62096-great-pacific-garbage-patch-growing.html KhdHP5o2BHdNuCUCrQJq8d Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:49:14 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Humans Have Produced a Whopping 9 Billion Tons of Plastic ]]> https://www.livescience.com/59862-humans-have-produced-9-billion-tons-of-plastic.html 34WBnpgKbHpvnV7ZrDFGt6 Wed, 19 Jul 2017 18:33:21 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:53:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of the World's Most Remote Islands Is Also the Most Polluted ]]> https://www.livescience.com/59110-remote-henderson-island-most-polluted.html ufYDknzeQNDurAanRjcx46 Mon, 15 May 2017 19:09:41 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:43:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ocean Garbage Patch Is Mysteriously Disappearing ]]> https://www.livescience.com/46598-ocean-plastic-is-missing.html bdE9qi5GFUA2YJzvcuLKfY Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:10:42 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Secret World of Ocean Garbage Patch Microbes Revealed ]]> https://www.livescience.com/43650-ocean-plastic-houses-microbes.html noJQbyNK2ruGK5cyswfitV Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:16:50 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:42:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hawaii Is First State to Ban Plastic Bags ]]> https://www.livescience.com/43278-hawaii-bans-plastic-bags.html kKLfTJZV2W7caAEq64Sn8Z Tue, 11 Feb 2014 18:29:01 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Deep-Sea Lanternfish Eat Tons of Plastic ]]> https://www.livescience.com/41439-lanternfish-eat-plastic.html 5mrgJq5zwDcCD6JoVHZpJK Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:00:54 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:57:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ EPA Investigates Plastic Pollution on Hawaiian Beaches ]]> https://www.livescience.com/41391-epa-investigates-plastic-pollution.html ptLG3yUiyo3QwG3LnCiTF Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:23:36 +0000 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:20:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Orca Spotted with Plastic Bag in Mouth ]]> https://www.livescience.com/38620-orca-spotted-with-plastic-bag-in-mouth.html vQMSPNBbFSJBSZ68ne2GwH Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:04:39 +0000 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:02:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Plastic Pollutes Great Lakes ]]> https://www.livescience.com/28626-plastic-pollutes-great-lakes.html 45R3wMbk585DLpTABFwNVR Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:02:42 +0000 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:34:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Plastic in Birds' Stomachs Reveals Ocean's Garbage Problem ]]> https://www.livescience.com/21391-ocean-plastic-pollution.html gipD37Yu7P3swZGZ8xx2nR Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:38:03 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:39 +0000