Trash Islands

The House voted Wednesday to extend the program that oversees removal and prevention of plastics in the nation's waterways.

• By Emily Moon

Without action, there will be more plastic than fish in the world's ocean by mid-century.

• By Kate Wheeling

With more than 90 percent of the world's plastic going unrecycled, garbage patches the size of Mexico are cropping up around the world. Can they ever be cleaned up?

• By Rebecca Renner