On the beach lies ... coffee cup lids, water bottles and bags we use once and throw away do end up somewhere -- in landfills, but also in the ocean. Nearly every piece of plastic ever made still ...

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

Adidas uses plastic bottles that contain ... which may end up in the ocean. Adidas suggests that customers wash their clothes less often, use cold water, and fully fill the machine each time.

The Marine Conservation Society said more than 15,000 volunteers picked up three quarters of a million pieces of litter ...