More and more marine litter is floating in our oceans. The Ocean Cleanup project aims to tackle the problem - but how effective is it really?

New research shows how satellites can be used to detect marine litter from space and create a map of the waste in our oceans.

Ghana's initiative to monitor and report marine plastic pollution using data generated by the public represents a milestone in citizen science.

The last version of the Ocean Cleanup's concept failed out at sea, but now a new version is cleaning up the waves.

Littering our parks, bus stops and beaches, plastic waste, one of the most serious environmental problems of our times, is quite literally everywhere. Could bioplastics provide a solution? And are they really as sustainable as we might think?

A UK app has created a special cash lottery for anyone picking up and binning litter.

With citizen-owned digital tools, environmental data and government knowledge can become part of the common good and starting point for change.

Microbial synthetic engineering has the potential to turn many of our waste products into useful commodities. One award winning project hopes to use it to cut down on pollution, and create food at the same time.

By pumping air into canals and rivers, plastic is forced to the surface and fish are left unharmed. In fact, it could even benefit the ecosystem.