Plastic Pollution

Maine has become the first state to ban food containers made of polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill Tuesday that will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, prohibiting businesses from selling or distributing disposab…

In 1965, a humble British survey accidentally uncovered one of the first known examples of plastic pollution in the ocean. J Shepherd/Getty Images In 1925, on a fruitless whale-watching expedition somewhere in the Southern Ocean, Sir Alister Hardy had a brig…

It's about a generation who can't pretend not to be aware about what's happening anymore. Plastic pollution is a plague. Reset your habits to protect what's under the surface. We don't see it but we know it.The ocean is beautiful. Plastic pollution is a plag…

We like Adam Pesapane. Better known as PES, the Oscar-nominated director and bloke we once described as the don of stop motion animation, Adams provided stunning visuals for the likes of Honda, Scrabble, and change-cashing giants, Coinstar. His latest commer…

Sustainability advocates will often say that the most environmentally friendly thing is the thing you already have. If you want to do your part in protecting the planet, merely buying more “eco-friendly” stuff, no matter how sustainably made it purports to be…

If you quickly scan through the products under your sink–counter spray, window cleaner, dish soap–they all have one thing in common: Water is their main ingredient. Until now, few consumers thought this was a problem. But as a growing number of people become …

If you quickly scan through the products under your sink–counter spray, window cleaner, dish soap–they all have one thing in common: Water is their main ingredient. Until now, few consumers thought this was a problem. But as a growing number of people become …

When you have 11 million Instagram followers, your simplest move can elicit thousands of comments. When youre ready for a major transformation, such as shaving off the beard youve been growing since 2012, you can pair the shearing with a save-the-world messag…

It’s getting easier to avoid plastic. Zero-waste grocery stores, from Brooklyn to Hong Kong to Berlin, sell food without plastic packaging. It’s possible to buy plastic-free toothbrushes, cardboard poop scoopers for your dog, and biodegradable vibrators (made…

Tackling Ocean Plastic Pollution