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Science | The Guardian<p>From burger wrappers to masks, bird nests tell story of throwaway culture <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/04/from-burger-wrappers-masks-bird-nests-story-throwaway-culture" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/apr/04/from-burger-wrappers-masks-bird-nests-story-throwaway-culture</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Animalbehaviour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animalbehaviour</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waste</span></a></p>
RealJournalism<p>Plant-Based Leather Alternative Contains Zero <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/plant-based-leather-alternative.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ecowatch.com/plant-based-leath</span><span class="invisible">er-alternative.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"UK’s plastic bag levy leaving loopholes for online retailers, MPs warned"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.edie.net/uks-plastic-bag-levy-leaving-loopholes-for-online-retailers-mps-warned/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">edie.net/uks-plastic-bag-levy-</span><span class="invisible">leaving-loopholes-for-online-retailers-mps-warned/</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"Bangladesh continues promotion of biodegradable bags amid battle against polythene"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/bangladesh-continues-promotion-of-biodegradable-bags-amid-battle-against-polythene/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2025/04/bang</span><span class="invisible">ladesh-continues-promotion-of-biodegradable-bags-amid-battle-against-polythene/</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>In the nests of birds up high, <br>Lies a tale of waste in the sky, <br>Burger wrappers and masks, <br>In a landfill's dark tasks, <br>Mother Nature mourns with a sigh.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/04/from-burger-wrappers-masks-bird-nests-story-throwaway-culture" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/apr/04/from-burger-wrappers-masks-bird-nests-story-throwaway-culture</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"Coca-Cola and Unilever among dozens of plastic brands tied to Texas fracking, investigation reveals"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/03/29/coca-cola-and-unilever-among-dozens-of-plastic-brands-tied-to-texas-fracking-investigation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/green/2025/03/29/</span><span class="invisible">coca-cola-and-unilever-among-dozens-of-plastic-brands-tied-to-texas-fracking-investigation</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"The review synthesizes the extensive scientific evidence showing that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> and the fossil fuel industry are fueling not only the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> crisis but also public health harms, environmental injustice, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> loss, and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> and agrochemical pollution crises."</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-fossil-fuels-climate-health-biodiversity.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-fossil-f</span><span class="invisible">uels-climate-health-biodiversity.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Polycrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polycrisis</span></a></p>
Dr. Melanie Bergmann<p>I LOVE adding a 4th dimension to the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@polarbirgit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>polarbirgit</span></a></span> collected for our <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenScience</span></a> study on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arctic</span></a> beaches:<br>-Usage &amp; disposal<br>-Citizen science<br>-Analyses by professional science<br>🔜 Metamorphosis into art by Jia-Jen Lin for Künstlerhaus Bethanien in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> 🤗! <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://helmholtz.social/@awi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>awi</span></a></span></p>
OccuWorld<p>Plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped?</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-agriculture-microplastics-soil-plastic-health-food-34c578dcdcada4abf06b03866d66e607" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/climate-cha</span><span class="invisible">nge-agriculture-microplastics-soil-plastic-health-food-34c578dcdcada4abf06b03866d66e607</span></a></p><p>Around the world, plastics are finding their way into farm fields. Some farmers say agricultural plastic, already a necessity for many crops, is becoming even more necessary as climate change fuels extreme weather.</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farm</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Fields" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fields</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/MicroPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPlastics</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Poisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poisons</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/ByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ByDesign</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"First and foremost, the campaigners are calling for a reduction in the production of plastic. </p><p>“The single-use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> that we are being inundated with in our life everywhere, when we have other options, are basically Big Oil’s way of continuing to push for the expansion of the fossil fuel industry,” says Dr Singh."</p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/03/29/coca-cola-and-unilever-among-dozens-of-plastic-brands-tied-to-texas-fracking-investigation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/green/2025/03/29/</span><span class="invisible">coca-cola-and-unilever-among-dozens-of-plastic-brands-tied-to-texas-fracking-investigation</span></a> </p><p>Reminder: Plastics "Recycling" is a MYTH.</p>
Paul Giulan<p>One year of <a href="https://federate.social/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> visualized</p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/construction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>construction</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronic</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/textiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>textiles</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vehicles</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/vehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vehicle</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumer</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphic</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualization</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"Microplastics in sea turtle nests could cause a dangerous gender imbalance"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Turtles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turtles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/microplastics-in-sea-turtle-nests-could-cause-a-dangerous-gender-imbalance/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/short-articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2025/03/microplastics-in-sea-turtle-nests-could-cause-a-dangerous-gender-imbalance/</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"Chewing gum, whether natural or synthetic, contains plant-based or synthetic plastic polymers to enhance texture and flavor retention, making it a source of microplastics, explained the pilot study, which was presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego. And those microplastics can be ingested through saliva—with 94% released within the first eight minutes of chewing, they found."</p><p><a href="https://fortune.com/well/2025/03/27/chewing-gum-microplastics-study/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fortune.com/well/2025/03/27/ch</span><span class="invisible">ewing-gum-microplastics-study/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/gum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gum</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: Study"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Coke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coke</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-billion-pounds-coke-plastic-waterways.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-billion-</span><span class="invisible">pounds-coke-plastic-waterways.html</span></a></p>
Jake in the desert<p>New plastic dissolves in ocean overnight, leaving no microplastics <a href="https://newatlas.com/materials/plastic-dissolves-ocean-overnight-no-microplastics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newatlas.com/materials/plastic</span><span class="invisible">-dissolves-ocean-overnight-no-microplastics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a></p>
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We are poisoning ourselves with #plastics & the #foreverChemicals
"Any amount of #microplastics and forever chemicals in #water supplies is detrimental to human #health, though, as they have been connected to numerous conditions such as reproductive issues, #birth defects, #heart disease, and thyroid problems" #pollution #environment #fossilfuel
yahoo.com/news/researchers-gut

Yahoo News · Researchers make gut-wrenching discovery after studying rainwater around the world: 'We're not escaping that'By Kristen Lawrence
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Die Forschende Hochschule Hof

🔄🌱 The circular plastics #economy: from #bakery #waste to #curlers with a #care effect

The #CircularEconomy is a key building block for a #sustainable #future. 🌍♻️ This is precisely where the “TechCirclePolymers” #technology #transfer project of the Institute for Circular Economy of Bio:Polymers (ibp) at Hof University comes in: It aims to improve the #recycling of #plastics and #biopolymers. 🏭🔬
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