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UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/210533/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/210533/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> 89% Job Losses? MAN Sounds Alarm <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CircularEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JobLosses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JobLosses</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LagosPlasticBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LagosPlasticBan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LagosStateGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LagosStateGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ManufacturersAssociationOfNigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManufacturersAssociationOfNigeria</span></a>(MAN) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PlasticWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticWaste</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recycling</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SingleUsePlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUsePlastics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
GreenerFutures<p>We need a revolution. We need to end single use plastics.</p><p>Unilever’s Dove are among the worst offenders, but add PepsiCo, CokeCola etc and it’s a millions of tonnes a year problem. We can make it go away. We need a global plastics treaty.</p><p>Check out why 👇</p><p><a href="https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/dove-anniversary-video/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">greenpeace.org.uk/news/dove-an</span><span class="invisible">niversary-video/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> ban <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/singleuseplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singleuseplastics</span></a> now</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Wondering what the status of this treaty is, and how much "teeth" it has.</p><p>"The most immediate bans or restrictions on single-use plastics, researchers say, should apply to products that are most likely to leak into the environment and cause harm and yet are relatively unnecessary. These include takeaway containers, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChipBags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChipBags</span></a>, balloons, cotton swabs, disposable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecigarettes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecigarettes</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeaBags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeaBags</span></a>. (A number of environmental organizations including WWF have lists of products that the treaty should prioritize.)"</p><p>Finally, a solution to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> that’s not just recycling</p><p>Countries are negotiating a new global treaty to drastically reduce the plastic waste that has been poisoning the world.</p><p>by Benji Jones<br>Jun 7, 2023</p><p>"This treaty could be huge. Although it will take months of negotiating for any of the details to become clear, the agreement — set to be finalized by the end of 2024 — will require countries to do far more than just fix their recycling systems. Negotiators will discuss a menu of options including a cap on overall plastic production, bans on certain materials and products including many <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SingleUsePlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUsePlastics</span></a>, and incentives to grow an industry around reusable items. This treaty could literally transform entire chunks of the global economy.</p><p>"As with any global deal, an ambitious agreement will face several roadblocks, some of which have already appeared. Certain countries, such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaudiArabia</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, for example, are pushing for voluntary terms that would allow them to continue investing in their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>industries</span></a> (plastic is a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a>).</p><p>"Then again, the fact that global talks are happening at all is in itself a big deal and reveals a shift in the politics around waste. 'There’s a true willingness to tackle this problem,' said Erin Simon, vice president and head of plastic waste at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldWildlifeFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWildlifeFund</span></a>, a large <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> group. 'We’ve never seen so much progress.'</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Certain chemicals used in plastics are especially problematic and could be targeted by bans. Some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlameRetardants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlameRetardants</span></a>, for example, are linked to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancers</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/endocrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endocrine</span></a> disruption; they can also make plastics hard to recycle. A number of other additives and materials are similarly dangerous to humans or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a>, or they make recycling difficult, such as polyvinyl chloride (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PVC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PVC</span></a>) and various kinds of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> (the so-called forever chemicals).</p><p>"The treaty may also ban or restrict a whole bunch of common, problematic products — namely, packaging and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/singleuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singleuse</span></a> items, such as cups and cutlery."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2023/6/7/23743640/plastic-pollution-un-treaty-oceans-waste?utm_source=pocket-newtab" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/down-to-earth/2023/6/7</span><span class="invisible">/23743640/plastic-pollution-un-treaty-oceans-waste?utm_source=pocket-newtab</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BanPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanPlastics</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PlasticsPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticsPollution</span></a> Has Become a Crisis, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> Admin Acknowledges <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19072024/biden-administration-acknowledges-plastic-pollution-crisis/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideclimatenews.org/news/190</span><span class="invisible">72024/biden-administration-acknowledges-plastic-pollution-crisis/</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> </p><p>Christy Leavitt, Oceana: “We applaud the Biden admin for committing to phase out <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SingleUsePlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUsePlastics</span></a>. The US government is the world’s largest purchaser of goods and services, and its decisions can have a global impact." </p><p>Jen Fela, Plastic Pollution Coalition: "It seems to go further than any previous singular federal action on plastic pollution, acknowledging some key truths about this crisis"</p>
formuchdeliberation<p>Small island nations like Vanuatu face a series of unique challenges when it comes to plastic pollution... read about Vanuatu's methods for reducing plastic pollution... <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Vanuatu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vanuatu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pacificocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pacificocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Pacificislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pacificislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plasticpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasticpollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SmallIslandDevelopingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallIslandDevelopingStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pollutioncontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollutioncontrol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/oceancurrents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oceancurrents</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/singleuseplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singleuseplastics</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/20/how-the-small-pacific-island-nation-of-vanuatu-drastically-cut-plastic-pollution" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticle/2024/jun/20/how-the-small-pacific-island-nation-of-vanuatu-drastically-cut-plastic-pollution</span></a></p>
Kent Pitman<p>Single-use plastic<br>Like human cholesterol<br>Earth's heart disease mounts</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ShortPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortPoem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SmallPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SingleUsePlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUsePlastics</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/metaphor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metaphor</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collapse</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disease</span></a></p>
formuchdeliberation<p>Corporations churn out single-use plastic packaging by the truckload — disposable yogurt cups, takeout food containers, shopping bags, mailers, cling wrap, and more. These items comprise much of the 19 million metric tons of plastic waste that ends up in the environment each year... <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/singleuseplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singleuseplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/packaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>packaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plasticpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasticpollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/currentaffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>currentaffairs</span></a> <a href="https://grist.org/accountability/companies-plastic-packaging-scorecard-report-as-you-sow/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/accountability/compa</span><span class="invisible">nies-plastic-packaging-scorecard-report-as-you-sow/</span></a></p>
Crcordray🇨🇦<p>For cities and towns trying to cut out plastic, here's what's worked and what hasn't <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/plastic-bans-by-city-town-1.7196086" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/plastic-ban</span><span class="invisible">s-by-city-town-1.7196086</span></a> CBC by Emily Chung- So my wife and I have a small local resturant we regularly go and we bring our own plastic containers for the food. We always order the same thing and we haven't used the restaurant packaging there since 2018. This won't work everywhere but think about it and ask- worst case is restaurant says no. <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Reduce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reduce</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/plasticpolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasticpolution</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Singleuseplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singleuseplastics</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HongKong</span></a>’s new ban on <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/singleuseplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singleuseplastics</span></a><br>New rules, which come into force on the symbolic date on <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EarthDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDay</span></a> aim to cut down on non-biodegradable <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/landfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landfill</span></a> sites. The first phase prohibits the sale and distribution of single-use plastics such as straws and cutlery, as well as styrofoam food containers. Phase two, which could start as early as 2025, will ban single-use plastic cups and boxes for takeaway services.<br>Here’s a visual guide to the new rules. <br><a href="https://multimedia.scmp.com/infographics/news/hong-kong/article/3259438/plastic-ban/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">multimedia.scmp.com/infographi</span><span class="invisible">cs/news/hong-kong/article/3259438/plastic-ban/index.html</span></a></p>
Richard Ashwell<p>Clent Earth: Big Oil's Plan B: Plastic</p><p>Public alarm about <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SingleUsePlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUsePlastics</span></a> and awareness about the damaging effects of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> has never been higher. But in the last few years, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> businesses have been pouring billions of dollars into new plants intended to make millions more tonnes of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> than they now pump out. </p><p>These industries have found a way to monetise the possibility that a global response to <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> might reduce demand for <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a>: their plan B is plastic.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/MicroPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPlastics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/big-oil-s-plan-b-plastic/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">clientearth.org/latest/news/bi</span><span class="invisible">g-oil-s-plan-b-plastic/</span></a></p>
Larry NeufeldNanoplastics and Bottled Water
Wouter Poortinga<p>Interested in doing a PhD on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a>? Great opportunity to look at psychological and behavioural aspects of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/singleuseplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singleuseplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biobased" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biobased</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biodegradable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodegradable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> </p><p>Application deadline 01 March 2024 </p><p>More info here 👇👇👇</p><p> <a href="https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DEZ680/phd-studentship-public-understanding-and-consumption-of-bio-based-and-biodegradable-plastics" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jobs.ac.uk/job/DEZ680/phd-stud</span><span class="invisible">entship-public-understanding-and-consumption-of-bio-based-and-biodegradable-plastics</span></a></p>
cslinuxboy<p>Since the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> industry doesn't really care about how it contributes to global <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> it's time to do your part and start reducing your daily reliance on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SingleUsePlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUsePlastics</span></a>. Many of your daily-routine products have non-plastic alternatives.</p><p><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/national-plastic-recycling-directory-investigated-abc-news-offline/story?id=105282660" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/US/national-pla</span><span class="invisible">stic-recycling-directory-investigated-abc-news-offline/story?id=105282660</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OilIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OilIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SingleUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recycle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AbcNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbcNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Expose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Expose</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/CanPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/CdnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> Canada Politics Poll of the Day! <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/CPPotD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPPotD</span></a> <br>Is the Federal Government correct in labelling plastics as a toxic substance?</p><p>CBC:”Ottawa to appeal court ruling that overturned order listing plastics as toxic substance”<br><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/BanPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanPlastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/SingleUsePlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUsePlastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/PleaseBoost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PleaseBoost</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-appealing-court-decision-plastics-toxic-substance-1.7033929" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-ap</span><span class="invisible">pealing-court-decision-plastics-toxic-substance-1.7033929</span></a></p>
Alameda Post<p>Ditch the single-use coffee cups! Borrow an OKAPI stainless steel or glass cup with a silicone lid and then return it for washing. To kick-start usage in Alameda, OKAPI is hosting a Free Coffee Day at four participating cafés for customers who download the app and join.</p><p><a href="https://alamedapost.com/news/okapi-launches-reusable-cup-network-at-four-alameda-cafes/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alamedapost.com/news/okapi-lau</span><span class="invisible">nches-reusable-cup-network-at-four-alameda-cafes/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tea</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/casa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>casa</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/okapi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>okapi</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coffee</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/alameda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alameda</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/wescafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wescafe</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TheLocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLocal</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/StopWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopWaste</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CoffeeCultures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoffeeCultures</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SingleUsePlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUsePlastics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JulieSCoffeeAndTeaGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JulieSCoffeeAndTeaGarden</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DisposableFoodServiceWareLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisposableFoodServiceWareLaw</span></a></p>
Lake Michigan<p>Winter is beautiful so enjoy it<br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/GreatLakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLakes</span></a> <br>And while you are at it, remove some of the <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/singleuseplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singleuseplastics</span></a> in your life. I will be forever grateful</p>
Lake Michigan<p>It’s a fine morning in the <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/GreatLakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLakes</span></a> to commit to change. Here are just a few ideas…</p><p>Attempt to get <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/singleuseplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singleuseplastics</span></a> out of your life.</p><p>Support local farmers that are changing the way they grow and raise your food in order to have less fertilizer runoff, improve soil health and have fresher tasty food.</p><p>If humans ate even 10% less meat and dairy it would greatly help with greenhouse gas emissions (yah that is hard for the <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/cheeseheads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cheeseheads</span></a> on my west shore)<br>And much more!<br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/CleanWaterisLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanWaterisLife</span></a></p>
Tony R. Walker<p>New paper by @JambeckResearch@twitter.com and colleagues ⬇️</p><p>Global landscape analysis of reuse and refill solutions <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2022.1006702#.Y3-G56fRyZ0.twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">frontiersin.org/articles/10.33</span><span class="invisible">89/frsus.2022.1006702#.Y3-G56fRyZ0.twitter</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/singleuseplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singleuseplastics</span></a><br><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/reusables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reusables</span></a><br><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/plasticpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasticpollution</span></a> <br><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/wastemanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wastemanagement</span></a> <br><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/plasticwaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasticwaste</span></a></p>
Tony R. Walker<p>I've only been on <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> for less than a week, but it's really growing on me and it also seems to be growing too with more users and more functionality. Looking to follow some cool like minded kindred spirits working on <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PlasticsTreaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticsTreaty</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/singleuseplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singleuseplastics</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/plasticpolicies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasticpolicies</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a></p>