They say their calls to officials have been ignored and some of the waste is hazardous. Ali Ambrosio spends her days picking up trash on the beach along the Intracoastal Waterway each day.

Plastic waste is more than a local environmental pollutant. It clogs streams. It chokes turtles. It gets caught on a bare branch and blows in the breeze. It stews in landfills.

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Humans produce about 8 billion tons of plastic each year. Plastic production is responsible for about 4.5% of all greenhouse gas emissions, nearly twice as much as what the aviation industry produces.

By collecting pieces of plastic waste and photographing them on a plain background, Barker found that the trash became shocking again. “I wanted to create something that would resonate,” she says.

Plastic cups and bottles lie on a beach near Athens, Greece, on June 26, 2018. A new study has revealed the deepest levels of the ocean are being threatened with extinction by microplastics.

Plastic waste has been piling up on Bali, fueled by a lack of infrastructure—or an official plan—to deal with it. Also contributing to bottle- and bag-strewn beaches are growing tourism ...

A beach in the Dominican Republic is currently so filled with waste that at some points, the clear blue water of the Caribbean isn't even visible. A video posted on Instagram by Parley, an ...

Sharing drone shots, he wrote, "Bali’s beach has been hit by the worst trash wave I’ve ever seen...we removed 70 tons of plastic from Jimbaran beach". 7,400 kg of waste ...

HOUSTON, Tex.—When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business that's failed three fire safety inspections and has yet to gain state approval to store plastic, workers quickly ...

VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida is known for its diverse ecosystems and welcoming climate. But with more people flocking to our area to live and vacation, that also brings more trash and ...