WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington-based Plastic Ocean Project announced that they have moved to the MARBIONC facility, located within UNCW’s CREST Research Park, to expand their efforts of solving ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington-based environmental nonprofit Plastic Ocean Project is hosting a pre-release screening of their documentary short film “356″ on Thursday, June 8, at 6 p.m. The ...

Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, ...

BELHAVEN, N.C. – North Carolina-based environmental nonprofit, Plastic Ocean Project, aka “POP,” has chosen historic Belhaven as the launch site for its traveling eco-education awareness campaign, ...

The report warns plastic output may outpace waste systems by 2040, driving pollution, rising emissions and severe health ...

A new global alliance supports a community-investment project called Renew Oceans as part of its commitment to reduce plastic waste in the environment. Ten rivers transport more than 90% of ...

Global plastic pollution will hit 280 million metric tonnes per year by 2040, or a dump truck's worth every second ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Leading shipping companies are joining forces to combat ocean plastic pollution through the launch of the Maritime ...

Marine plastic waste is a huge problem, but non-profit the Ocean Cleanup has been taking a bite out of floating trash in oceans and rivers for the last few years. Now pop-rock band Coldplay is about ...