Waste management

Trash generated on land is flowing into the ocean at much higher rates than previous numbers suggest, according to a new study in the journal "Science."

Forget the floating Pacific garbage patch — new trash entering the oceans is much worse

February 18, 2015Environment

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans generated 32 million tons of plastic waste in 2012. Much of that gets tossed into landfills, but some of it also finds its way into the ocean — much more than previous estimates of ocean-going trash have previously suggested.