Ocean Garbage

2011 Coastal Cleanup Effort Collects 9 Million Pounds Of Garbage

AP | Posted 05.27.2012

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Volunteers around the world collected nearly 9 million pounds of cigarettes, bottles and other trash during a coastal cleanup c...

Debris From Japan Tsunami Reaches West Coast

AP | Posted 12.15.2011

PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- Some debris from the March tsunami in Japan has reached the West Coast. The float was displayed at a Tuesday night presentatio...

PHOTOS: When Plastic Meets Ocean

Posted 12.26.2011

Captain Charles Moore had an unexpected discovery in 1997. Traveling between Hawaii and California, Moore is said to be the first to document what bec...

Beached Grey Whale In Seattle Had Shocking Amount Of Garbage In Its Stomach

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

...