Plastic waste can take 20 to 500 years to decompose, and it never truly disappears. Instead, it breaks down into harmful microplastics.
This #WorldEnvironmentDay, let’s #BeatPlasticPollution by changing how we use and manage plastic. ♻️
#RethinkPlastic #TreesPeoplePlanet
💡Our report with @rethinkplastic.bsky.social shows how national and local governments can leverage the EU's new #packaging law to slash record levels of #PackagingWaste
Check it out👉 eeb.org/library/pack... #rethinkplastic #breakfreefromplastic #beatplasticpollution #worldenvironmentday
Malaysians are taking steps to reduce microplastic exposure—opting for glass containers, stainless steel utensils, and filtered water. These small changes can make a significant difference in minimizing health risks associated with microplastics. #Microplastics #PlasticPollution #RethinkPlastic
Every fish sampled in Lake Ontario contained microplastics, averaging around 100 pieces per gut. That’s far worse than what researchers found in the Pacific Garbage Patch. #Microplastics #PlasticPollution #RethinkPlastic
How surprising...not! #RethinkPlastic
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#rethinkplastic cc @enckj @jennie_romer @AgentStiv @monicazerowaste
Coca-Cola admits it produces 3m tonnes of #plastic packaging a year www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/14/coc... h/t @ellenmacarthur @circulareconomy #rethinkplastic
“Fritos” at low tide. Some dyes-faded (stripped?), but blue-tones and bag intact. #rethinkplastic #beachclean
“Sweetheart Plastics • Wilmington, Mass” — Found Goose Rocks Beach, ME. #rethinkplastic #plasticpollution #planetorplastic
Of intetest #discardstudies #envhist #rethinkplastic cc @MaxLiboiron @AlexZahara35 @raulpacheco @rachellsarnoff @RobGMacfarlane @rznagle @ChelseaRochman @JannaLevin @jodyaroberts
🌟h/t @EnvirHealthNews 🌟
EU proposes ban on 10 #singleuseplastic items, including plates, stirrers, utensils. Also under consideration: provisions asking producers to shoulder more responsibility for waste, recycling, cleanup. #rethinkplastic h/t...
I know Twitter moments are supposed to be curated, more narrative, but here's a collection of Tweets I've been saving using moments re: ⚡️ “Plastics." #plastics #plasticpollution #rethinkplastic #banthebag #stopsucking
https://x.com/i/moments/870118953649135616
The case against single-use plastics covered by... wait for it... @MS_Living! 💥 #stopsucking #RethinkPlastic #PlasticsStrategy #PlasticPollution cc @MaxLiboiron...
TIL what oxo-plastics are. #plastics #plasticpollution #RethinkPlastic
www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/pft/2017/11/8/over-150-o...
Available (only) upon request. @LATimes oped on plastic straws. www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed... h/t @5gyres #plasticpollution #stopsucking #RethinkPlastic
"Plastics run in my blood." On the twisted strands of family & #plastic, history & legacy. Via @TEDxSFbay 2017 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zAUWEHdrIBc #plasticfree #stopsucking #rethinkplastic
"As we make more plastic, are more plastic, we must become more plastic--willing to adapt as changing env. conditions press us." #rethinkplastic #stopsucking #plastics @tedx @lonelywhale http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zAUWEHdrIBc
Link to 2017 #TEDx talk on The Legacy of Plastic: www.youtube.com/watch #tedxsanfrancisco #plastic #RethinkPlastic
How increasing # of public toilets supports the end of the plastic bag. https://nyti.ms/2eXJGOn #kenya #rethinkplastic #plastics