𝓖𝓲𝓪 𝓜𝓸𝓻𝓪 (she/her) · @giamora
472 followers · 716 posts · Server mastodon.greenWe're a week into #PlasticFreeJuly, so this op ed from #JudithEnck resonates even more loudly. #PFAS and #microplastics are in our drinking water -- and there is no "safe" level of contamination.
But avoiding single-use plastic is neigh impossible for consumers. The change has to come from bipartisan policies that halt the production, use, and disposal of plastic.
https://www.newsweek.com/plastics-health-impacts-are-becoming-impossible-ignore-opinion-1811050
#PlasticCrisis #PlasticPollution #StopPlasticPollution #Health #Sustainability #SustainableLiving
#plasticfreejuly #judithenck #pfas #microplastics #plasticcrisis #plasticpollution #StopPlasticPollution #health #sustainability #sustainableliving
Ange ZA · @ange
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“It pains me to say this because I want #nonplastic alternatives to work,” #judithenck ,a former regional administrator for the #usenviromentalprotectionagency
and founder of the advocacy group #BeyondPlastics told #cnn.
“But there really is no such thing as #biodegradable #plastics, and #compostablepackaging really only gets composted at high-temperature #compostingfacilities”
#reduce #reuse #cop27 #climateaction
https://grist.org/accountability/the-myth-of-home-compostable-plastics/
#climateaction #cop27 #reuse #reduce #compostingfacilities #compostablepackaging #plastics #biodegradable #cnn #beyondplastics #usenviromentalprotectionagency #judithenck #nonplastic