Somewhere between Hawaii and California, ocean currents have been quietly gathering decades of discarded plastic into a single sprawling zone of the North Pacific. It has no fixed shoreline and no ...

The Pacific Islands, like the Cook Islands, are known for pristine beauty, crystal clear lagoons, vibrant coral reefs, and rich marine biodiversity. As Cook Islanders, we are traditional stewards of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A single-use Coca-Cola bottle from Samoa landed at the company's London headquarters this week. Inside it was a letter. The letter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Global waste has always had particularly devastating effects on developing countries, with island nations such as the Philippines ...

From its origins to its everyday impacts, the lifecycle of plastic mirrors the logic and values of colonization, including the priority of profit.