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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn’t a just a floating trash pile
https://www.popsci.com/environment/great-pacific-garbage-patch/
Popular Science · The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn't a just a floating trash pileThere are roughly 171 trillion pieces of plastic lurking in the world's oceans.
This new #plantbased material might be the key to ditching single-use #plastics
BGR · This new plant-based material might be the key to ditching single-use plasticsResearchers have created a new plant-based material that could become a strong contender for a plastic replacement.
Microplastic: Distribution, Avoidance, Usage by Andreas Fath, 2024
The book presents the entire spectrum of the microplastics problem in our waters, from the collection of water samples to their analysis and interpretation.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-69844-0
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#microplastics
#water
#rivers
Whale on the Wharf, a sculpture designed to raise awareness of the ocean plastic crisis. It is made from waste found on Hawaiian beaches and concrete made of spent coffee grounds from nearby cafes and restaurants, London, #England
Photograph: Matt Alexander/PA
Firefighters tackle a blaze at a plastics processing company, Ahlen, #Germany
Photograph: Guido Kirchner/DPA Via AP
What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out.
The study found the brains of people w/ #dementia had far more #microplastics than the brains of people without it.
The New York Times · What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out.
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2/n Income disparities among countries diminish in the context of #plastic waste imports, reshaping the global plastics trade patterns. Uncovering the complex plastic supply chain is crucial for reducing pollution and promoting sustainable plastic management.“ 
️Importantly, plastic incineration is not even included in the estimated plastics footprint of 5.3% of annual global greenhouse gas emmissions. It comprises only emmissions incurred during #plastics production.
Perhaps you know about the art collaboration between Herbert Duprat and #caddisflies producing precious #casings?
Inspired by this work, biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra et al. worked about the cases for detecting #plasticWaste before the term #microplastics existed.
A fascinating thread about the scientists' detective work https://bsky.app/profile/aukeflorian.nl/post/3lmeqk4xpnc2m and the study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969725005820
#Trichoptera tell about 50 years of #plastics history.
Bluesky Social · Auke-Florian 🪹 (@aukeflorian.nl)NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
"Research finds 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago"
#Australia #Plastic #Plastics #Environment
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-plastic-australian-coastal-cities-decade.html
Phys.org · Research finds 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago
"Microplastics are now a ubiquitous part of our daily physical reality. They suffuse our #air, our #soil, the #food we eat and the #water we drink. They’re being detected everywhere, from Antarctic sea ice to human brains. A new #study published reveals how #microplastics hinder #photosynthesis across a wide range of plant species—including crucial food #crops." https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microplastic-pollution-is-messing-with-photosynthesis-in-plants/
Scientific American · Microplastic Pollution Is Messing with Photosynthesis in Plants
"Microplastics don’t just shed off of plastic items from overuse, like when a water bottle breaks down over weeks or months of being washed and refilled. They also leach into our food and drinks with even the brief use of a product with plastic components, alarming scientists."
NBC News · It doesn't take much for microplastics to leach into food, researchers warn
From burger wrappers to masks, bird nests tell story of throwaway culture https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/04/from-burger-wrappers-masks-bird-nests-story-throwaway-culture #Animalbehaviour #Environment #Netherlands #Pollution #Worldnews #Plastics #Wildlife #Animals #Biology #Science #Europe #Birds #Waste
The Guardian · From burger wrappers to masks, bird nests tell story of throwaway culture
Plant-Based Leather Alternative Contains Zero #Plastics https://www.ecowatch.com/plant-based-leather-alternative.html #Science
EcoWatch · Plant-Based Leather Alternative Contains Zero Plastics
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"The review synthesizes the extensive scientific evidence showing that #FossilFuels and the fossil fuel industry are fueling not only the #climate crisis but also public health harms, environmental injustice, #biodiversity loss, and the #plastics and agrochemical pollution crises."
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-fossil-fuels-climate-health-biodiversity.html
#Polycrisis
Phys.org · Fossil fuels drive climate, health and biodiversity crises, scientists warn
I LOVE adding a 4th dimension to the #plastics that @polarbirgit collected for our #CitizenScience study on #Arctic beaches:
-Usage & disposal
-Citizen science
-Analyses by professional science
Metamorphosis into art by Jia-Jen Lin for Künstlerhaus Bethanien in #Berlin 
! @awi
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"First and foremost, the campaigners are calling for a reduction in the production of plastic.
“The single-use #plastics 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."
Reminder: Plastics "Recycling" is a MYTH.
euronews · New investigation links Texas fracking to European plasticsMore than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals have been traced to fracking in the Permian Basin, one of the world’s ‘carbon bombs’.
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
https://www.yahoo.com/news/researchers-gut-wrenching-discovery-studying-010000973.html
Yahoo News · Researchers make gut-wrenching discovery after studying rainwater around the world: 'We're not escaping that'
#DumpTheGuardian | Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030
"Coca-Cola ranks as the world’s top branded plastic polluter, followed by PepsiCo, Nestlé, Danone and Altria, according to a 2024 study published in Science Advances."
"Plastic pollution cuts into fishers’ livelihoods in Ecuador and Peru"
Mongabay Environmental News · Plastic pollution cuts into fishers’ livelihoods in Ecuador and PeruPlastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water pumps get clogged with debris, and boats collide with bags of trash. Until recently, research on plastics in the oceans has focused on the impacts on biodiversity, but a group of scientists has now studied the economic […]