Plastic Trash Can Birth a New Type of Rock Material, Researchers Say

Plastic Trash Can Birth a New Type of Rock Material, Researchers Say

In order for this to happen, the plastic must mix with sediment, a pinch of organic debris

South African Artist “Paints” with Discarded Plastic

South African Artist “Paints” with Discarded Plastic

Mbongeni Buthelezi sometimes uses 5,000 pieces of plastic to complete a project

Plastic Debris Not All That Bad, Actually Fosters New Life Forms

Plastic Debris Not All That Bad, Actually Fosters New Life Forms

So-called “platisphere” documented in our planet's seas, oceans

Sea Turtles Eat Twice More Plastic Than They Used to Just 25 Years Ago

Sea Turtles Eat Twice More Plastic Than They Used to Just 25 Years Ago

Turtles that eat plastic sooner or later dies, conservationists warn

New Ecological Habitat Dubbed the “Plastisphere” Forming in Oceans Worldwide

New Ecological Habitat Dubbed the “Plastisphere” Forming in Oceans Worldwide

Microbes are colonizing plastic debris in oceanic waters, seem to like their new homes

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 8th, 2013
Plastic Pollution Kills Sperm Whales, Conservationists Say

Plastic Pollution Kills Sperm Whales, Conservationists Say

59 different plastic items were found inside the belly of a dead sperm whale

Watch: Blonde Bomber, the Rescued Sea Lion, Returns to the Ocean

Watch: Blonde Bomber, the Rescued Sea Lion, Returns to the Ocean

The animal was released back into the wild after being looked after for a week

  • Nature
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • July 14th, 2010
Plastic Floating in the Antarctic Seas

Plastic Floating in the Antarctic Seas

This material seems to get even in places without traces of humans