Barry Rosenthal started collecting plastic ... sculptures of ocean trash to illustrate the problem of marine pollution. Eventually he began to gather the detritus to use as his art materials ...

The result, “Plastic Ocean,” on display in the school’s library, features works of art made of plastic found on and around the campus. “We were really concerned about the environmental ...

That impulse has led to a series of photographic projects that illuminate plastic’s ubiquity as well as its reach—how printer cartridges that spilled off a ship in the Atlantic Ocean ...

Trying to solve the world's ocean plastic pollution problem has been a "long and painful journey" for Dutch entrepreneur Boyan Slat. The 28-year-old founder of non-profit environmental ...

A collection of plastic afloat in the Pacific Ocean is growing rapidly, according to a new scientific estimate. Predictions suggest a build-up of about 80,000 tonnes of plastic in the "Great ...

As Art Basel Miami Beach 2023 concluded its run ... Rosemarie Trockel and others adorned these items, created from Parley Ocean Plastic®, a premium material created from up-cycled plastic waste ...

Flip-flops make up about 25% of ocean plastic in some places. One company in Kenya is turning old sandals into colorful works of art. More from News Flip-flops make up about 25% of ocean plastic ...

Through Zero Waste Week in November, the students collected more than 7,000 pieces of plastic waste and turned part of it into an art project with a message.