NANAKULI, Hawaii (KHON2) — Heavy rains drenched the west side of Oahu on Friday, April 18 and it caused trash from upstream to flow into the ocean, even trash still in bags. It was an unusual sight.

Hawaii is No. 1: Top state in the nation for marine debris collected from our beaches last year, the Surfrider Foundation reports. Three of Surfrider’s Top 10 heaviest beach-cleanup hauls in the ...

First system to be tested at sea, hopes to help "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, unveiled its North ...