“This is a perfect case of the tragedy of the commons,” said Doug Woodring, co-founder and co-director of Project Kaisei, the ocean cleanup initiative of the California-based nonprofit Ocean Voyages ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HANGA ROA, Easter Island (Reuters) - Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in ...

Earlier this month, two ships sailed from California to study a large patch of the Pacific Ocean, known as the “plastic vortex,” where maritime currents are causing plastic litter to congregate.

Marine debris washed on the the Hawaiian island of Ko'olawe (Photo courtesy NOAA) NEW YORK, New York, February 9, 2014 (ENS) – People who love the oceans and people who love fashion have joined forces ...

Salina, Kansas-based bulk material handling equipment and components maker Vortex Global says it has been recognized for the third time in six years by Alton, Illinois-based Cope Plastics for its role ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A proposed spiraling floating parliament building made from recycled marine waste has been named a finalist in Oceanic Parliament, ...

Global waste has always had particularly devastating effects on developing countries, with island nations such as the ...

A proposed spiraling floating parliament building made from recycled marine waste has been named a finalist in Oceanic Parliament, a new competition from Young Architects Competitions (YAC), a global ...