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Second only to the threat of global warming, the impact of plastics on the environment has become forefront on many people's minds lately. I think we've all seen the horrifying videos: A whale washed up on the beach with a belly full of plastic, a sea turtle with a plastic straw embedded in its...

One million plastic bottles are produced every minute, and only a fraction of them are recycled. A mutant bacterium that eats plastic may advance recycling efforts. Researchers from the University of Portsmouth in Britain and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory...

This month Murcia authorities in Spain have launched a campaign to raise awareness about plastic waste dumping. This comes after a sperm whale, currently on the endangered species list, washed up to shore with 64 pounds of plastic in his stomach. Forbes reported that an autopsy revealed that...