Their study found that nearly 27% of the city's plastic goes unmanaged every year — around 70,000 tons of it, the Daily Sun ...

Wirecutter’s senior editor for smart-home and audio/video (who is also a casual “Paranormal Activity” fan) put some of the most common ghost tech to the test.

Abandoned fishing gear can "ghost fish," or trap and kill ocean animals that are never harvested. It's also costly - and legally murky - to clean up.

Ghost gear is lost or abandoned fishing gear that pollutes the ocean and other bodies of water. To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Download the WUSA9 app ...

One of the problems it creates, he said, is “ghost fishing.” According to the NOAA Marine Debris Program, “Ghost fishing occurs when lost or discarded fishing gear that is no longer under a ...

Ghost gear, in short, is returned to life. Hyundai invests in removing waste from the ocean, some of which is processed by Aquafil. The material is then made into usable mats that fit snugly into ...

Since 2013, more than 86 tons of ghost gear have been removed from Cape Cod Bay, according to a press release from the Center for Coastal Studies. Advertisement. Advertisement.

Brave rescuers risk their own safety to free animals like humpback whales that become entangled in ropes and other fishing ...

Ghost gear, which includes discarded fishing equipment, poses a significant threat to marine life by entangling and often killing animals such as marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and sharks.

RI ENVIRONMENT ‘Ghost gear’ haunts R.I. waters, harming marine life and the environment The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation, the University of Rhode Island, and others are working to ...