A new health hazard is washing up on shores around the world. “They found a lot of it in Italy. They found a lot of PPE in beaches of Japan and Southeast Asia,” said senior scientist Jennifer Brandon, ...

PPE, syringes, and other single-use plastics in the medical sector are a major contributor to the plastic problem. But the industry can be part of the solution, too. The global attention on plastic ...

Ocean Conservancy is working to protect the ocean from today's greatest global challenges. Together with our partners, we create science-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and ...

(WCIV) — Plastic pollution is nothing new, but the pandemic has new litter popping up around the Lowcountry. Single-use plastics can be found nearly everywhere, and PPE is now part of the problem.

ATLANTA — Little pieces of plastic are in our drinking water, food and air we breathe. Now personal protective equipment like masks and gloves washing up in metro Atlanta rivers could be a tipping ...