Virtually all plastic produced since the origin of plastics in the 1950’s still exists. Managing the role(s) of plastic in our lives and our environment is increasingly relevant. What we know about how visible plastic waste influences humankind’s relationships with the natural world is less developed than our knowledge of plastic’s biological or ecological effects. Social scientists have the opportunity to explore the impacts of anthropogenic pollution on the psychological health of human beings. By comparing the experiences of groups in a polluted and non-polluted nature environment, this pilot study investigates the impacts of visible plastic pollution on the psychological experience of being in nature. This inquiry also assesses connectedness to nature and provides a novel assessment of participants’ beliefs about plastic via a Plastic Beliefs Survey developed by the author. Findings are thought-provoking and point to the need for future investigation on this and related topics.