Plastics know no border.

Every living being & every part of the planet are harmed by plastics & their production.

To #BeatPlasticPollution , we need a strong #PlasticsTreaty that upholds human rights & addresses the full life cycle of plastics.

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'Doing laundry by hand sheds just as many microfibres as machine washing – new research' by Deirdre McKay (@KeeleUniversity), Kelly Sheridan (@NorthumbriaUni), and Tom Stanton (@lborouniversity).

Reposted via @conversationuk.

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Chemical recycling is a myth pushed by industry so they can continue expanding plastic production. Recycling spreads toxic chemicals. A Plastics Treaty that protects our health and planet needs real solutions.
Learn more here: stoppoisonplastic.org

The Society of the Plastics Industry formed a CLIMATE CHANGE TASK FORCE in: 1 9 8 9
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“The group will develop a response focusing on the positive contributions of plastics with regard to global warming.”
#PlasticsTreaty #INC4 via Toxic Docs #climateandplastics

In the news…theguardian.com/environment/20…

Plastic particles are in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and in our bodies. Governments should work together to increase the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty ambition, including by banning toxic chemicals in plastics and setting a cap on plastic production.
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“It’s time to acknowledge what has been obvious to scientists and beach cleanup volunteers for years: We produce far too much plastic.”
Thank you Rep. Jared Huffman and Janis Searles Jones for laying out what we can learn from CA #SB54 for the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty

“The plastics industry releases about four times as many planet-warming chemicals as the airline industry.” thehill.com/policy/energy-…

'Those who pride themselves on avoiding synthetic fabrics should recognise that the microfibre problem extends beyond the materials we wear' - Deirdre McKay, Kelly Sheridan, and Tom Stanton.

Reposted via @conversationuk.

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Every single word of this is correct.

In-depth Q&A: What are ‘biodiversity offsets’? | Aruna Chandrasekhar #CBarchive

Read here: buff.ly/3U64xmN

We replace durable tech with 'smart' products and 'more complex, internet-capable appliances are, by nature, more vulnerable, less durable, harder to fix, and frankly, just worse. In the face of a growing e-waste crisis, that’s the last ting we want.' pirg.org/articles/unsub…

Why does textile design require a rethink to solve the issue of fibre shedding? 👚

Deirdre McKay, Kelly Sheridan, and Tom Stanton discuss the issues of microfiber pollution and fibre shedding in a new @geogdirections blog post, reposted via @conversationuk.

blog.geographydirections.com/2024/04/05/doi…

Why does textile design require a rethink to solve the issue of fibre shedding? 👚

Deirdre McKay, Kelly Sheridan, and Tom Stanton discuss the issues of microfiber pollution and fibre shedding in a new @geogdirections blog post, reposted via @conversationuk.

blog.geographydirections.com/2024/04/05/doi…

NEW: me for Voices of Academia... 'Most people going into universities had... an ethical sense of their future, a vocation... The university must be... a moral place, or it is nothing. As of now, it’s doing a pretty good job of looking like nothing'. voicesofacademia.com/2024/04/05/its…

Thanks for the boost Geography Directions and Keele GGE. Nice to see this picked up! Tom Stanton Kelly Sheridan

We cannot simply rely on the actions of concerned individuals to tackle plastic pollution problems. What’s needed goes beyond reusing plastic water bottles, stopping using single plastic drinking straws and taking reusable bags to the supermarket. #Epr #drs #globalplastictreaty

“Beachcombing isn’t necessarily a form of escapism. Paying close attention to jetsam and flotsam means confronting much that is wrong with the world.”

Sally Huband’s beautiful
#SeaBean is now out in paperback & this is a wonderful piece about it: theguardian.com/travel/2024/ap…

Final version out:
Rayon microfibers, semisynthetic polymers from cellulose, are detected in marine environments by more and more studies, sometimes even more frequently than plastic fibers. Our new research underscores the adverse impacts of rayon microfibers + PCBs 👕🪡👗🧶😷

'Amazon’s plastic packaging isn’t usually recycled, contrary to what the company suggests. Trackers placed in 93 bundles of the company’s packaging marked for 'store drop-off' recycling showed many of them were buried or burned.'

CR: @Grist

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