This museum is trash—literally

Marine pollution, explained

Plastic rubbish flowing into the seas will nearly triple by 2040 without drastic action

An old-school plan to fight plastic pollution gathers steam

What's the world's most littered plastic item? Cigarette butts

12 November 2019

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