Plastics here, plastics there, plastics every goddam where, but where do they come from? The answer lies in THE FOSSIL FUELS INDUSTRY!

a #mustread history of the development of plastic

#FossilFuels #PlasticPollution https://earthactiongloballeague.com/2023/08/17/from-fossil-fuels-to-plastic-addiction-unveiling-the-hidden-link-impacting-our-world/

#Colombia, #Jamaica and Panamá unite to combat urban #PlasticPollution : UNEP

#Pioneering wind-powered #Cargo #Ship sets sail : BBC

What is #Generative #AI? : Gartner

Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

This week the Ocean Cleanup Project had their largest ever extraction from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: 11,353 kg of plastic out of the ocean for good.

As they transition to System 03, they're seeing that the increased system size leads to bigger catches. #PlasticPollution

Samsung Electronics has now brought to market a Less Microfiber Filter that can be attached easily to existing front-loading washers. Ocean Wise has verified that this filter reduces microfiber shedding by 98%. It was introduced into the Korean market in May 2023, and will be introduced in Europe this month, and in North America in September. #PlasticPollution https://www.patagonia.com/stories/toward-an-end-to-microfiber-pollution/story-141340.html

Sustituir plástico por algas y crear envases ecológicos: la innovadora apuesta de un emprendedor español
http://www.rtve.es/n/2453021 vía @rtve
#plastic #PlasticPollution

Why? We know why!!!!
Pollution, plastics and warming.

‘It gets worse every day’: why are sea lions and dolphins dying along California’s coast? | California | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/28/california-beaches-sea-lions-dolphins-dead

>The unprecedented outbreak has scientists concerned as record number of animals turn up lifeless on beaches

#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateCrisis
#plasticpollution

The Ocean Cleanup on TikTok

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJCWsVkt/

>INTERCEPTOR 006: We’re wasting no time in Guatemala. 🇬🇹 As we assemble the Interceptor Barricade, we’re removing the trash that’s already built up to free up space. We’re hoping to capture many times more once the floods arrive and Interceptor 006 is fully operational. #theoceancleanup #plasticpollution

Hyperspectral imaging is an underrated yet very powerful technique to analyze #microplastics. Check out Andrea Faltynkova’s new work: we developed & validated a workflow using chemoinformatics to identify pristine and weathered polymers. #PlasticPollution

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653523014534

Happy #WorldOceanDay! 🌍🌏🌎🌊🏝️💧

New book "Oceans and Human Health" #OHH includes our chapter led very skillfully by
@Ana_Voronkova@twitter.com: "#PlasticPollution in the Global South: Exploring social, behavioral, and structural factors"

https://ecehh.org/research/oceans-and-human-health-opportunities-and-impacts-second-edition/

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Cautiously optimistic summary of #INC2 aka #plasticstreaty negotiations in the @guardian
#PlasticPollution #pfas

First steps agreed on plastics treaty after breakthrough at Paris talks | Global development | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/06/first-steps-agreed-on-plastics-treaty-after-breakthrough-at-paris-talks

Mayors panel on cities‘ actions on #PlasticPollution with inspiring cases from Mauretania, Indonesia, USA. Local action key if well connected to national and global level. #INC2 #PlasticsTreaty

.@andersen_inger: People are disgusted by #PlasticPollution, so the negotiations of the #PlasticsTreaty cannot be endless and we need ambition. A systemic redesign of the plastic economy is the DNA of the solutions. #INC2

I was travelling through Pennsylvania and we stayed at a cute place with a duck pond and more: a discarded toy rhino. I try to #LeaveNoTrace wherever I go except to remove #PlasticPollution from natural settings and these items whose owners are long gone. Mostly we pick up a bottles or some fishing line.
#toys #FoundObjects

@afterconnery @breadandcircuses

We're doing it all wrong. Start at the source and 'recycle' the plastics factories. With maximum prejudice.

There is literally NO chance that Big Oil and it's politician puppets will change anything.

#plasticpollution
#bigoil

The plastic crisis is another environmental disaster that we will have to face. And it bears some analogies to CO2 pollution.

1️⃣ "Less than 20% of post-consumer plastic waste in developed countries is recycled" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04350-0

2️⃣ "Upcycling options based on catalytic transformations will eventually be necessary" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-019-0391-7

3️⃣ "We Cannot Recycle Our Way Out of the Crisis — Plastic Prevention is Needed" https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43615-022-00240-3

#PlasticPollution

A healthy ocean is vital for our planet & all its people.

Each of us can help protect & #SaveOurOcean:

🍴 avoid single-use plastics

🏖️ participate in beach clean-ups

🐟 eat seafood only from sustainable fisheries & more.

https://un.org/sustainabledevelopment/5-actions-you-can-take-to-saveourocean/?fbclid=IwAR2VWPjZttpRF4VM1atoc44wGPbW53JvW2HZMGR0_BNim2j7nkaUN43Gl9o

Via #UN #ocean #planet #earth #fish #Fishing #seafood #PlasticPollution #beach #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Sustainable #news #photo #Photography #Science #university #scientists #biodiversity #ecology #sea

175 nations came together at #UNEA5 with a promise to end #PlasticPollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024.🤝

Learn about the sources & impacts of #PlasticPollution on #biodiversity and ecosystems via
@wwf_deutschland ⤵️

https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_impacts_of_plastic_pollution_on_biodiversity.pdf

#ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #climate #climateAction #plastic #pollution #ecology #ecosystem #Science #photo #Photography #graphic #climatejustice #wildlife #impact #action #bio #earth #planet #sky #wwf

Bethanie Carney Almroth is talking us through #planetaryboundaries regarding novel entities (relevant for #PlasticPollution and #ChemicalPollution , see e.g., https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c04158
#LimnoPlast

"U.S. petrochemicals giant Dow Inc and the Singapore government said they were transforming old sneakers into playgrounds and running tracks. Reuters put that promise to the test by planting hidden trackers inside 11 pairs of donated shoes. Most got exported instead."

#DontFallForMarketingLies #RecyclingIsALie #Dow #PlasticPollution #Recycling

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/global-plastic-dow-shoes/
Dow said it was recycling our shoes. We found them at an Indonesian flea market

#IAmDB

New disease caused by plastics discovered in #seabirds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/03/plasticosis-new-disease-caused-by-plastics-discovered-in-seabirds?fbclid=IwAR3CPMCS_2DKaqz358KuD4dew2MKSQ53UrBNK0JmXkw_9KoZyQGi8JEPGi8 🐧 #PlasticPollution #OceanPlastic #OceanScience
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