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#plastic — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #plastic, aggregated by home.social.

  1. #Hawaii is turning #ocean #plastic into roads to fight pollution
    An island #recycling program is designed to solve the islands’ unique exposure to discarded fishing gear, tourist waste and the #GreatPacificGarbagePatch, which engulfs the island chain every few years. To date, 90 metric tons of plastic trash have been removed from the #Pacific Ocean, and more than a metric ton of fishing nets alone have been paved into Hawaiian roads.
    sciencenews.org/article/hawaii
    archive.ph/IX4yD

  2. 🛝🏗️ The first organized play spaces in the #US were sand gardens inspired by German educational theories.

    #Engineering shifted from heavy iron equipment to the #wood and #plastic modular systems seen in modern parks. The #design changes reflect evolving ideas about physical #safety and the importance of sensory #play in child #development.

    👉 popsci.com/technology/playgrou

    #history #education #technology #tech #architecture #sociology #innovation

  3. 🛝🏗️ The first organized play spaces in the #US were sand gardens inspired by German educational theories.

    #Engineering shifted from heavy iron equipment to the #wood and #plastic modular systems seen in modern parks. The #design changes reflect evolving ideas about physical #safety and the importance of sensory #play in child #development.

    👉 popsci.com/technology/playgrou

    #history #education #technology #tech #architecture #sociology #innovation

  4. 🛝🏗️ The first organized play spaces in the #US were sand gardens inspired by German educational theories.

    #Engineering shifted from heavy iron equipment to the #wood and #plastic modular systems seen in modern parks. The #design changes reflect evolving ideas about physical #safety and the importance of sensory #play in child #development.

    👉 popsci.com/technology/playgrou

    #history #education #technology #tech #architecture #sociology #innovation

  5. 🛝🏗️ The first organized play spaces in the #US were sand gardens inspired by German educational theories.

    #Engineering shifted from heavy iron equipment to the #wood and #plastic modular systems seen in modern parks. The #design changes reflect evolving ideas about physical #safety and the importance of sensory #play in child #development.

    👉 popsci.com/technology/playgrou

    #history #education #technology #tech #architecture #sociology #innovation

  6. 🛝🏗️ The first organized play spaces in the #US were sand gardens inspired by German educational theories.

    #Engineering shifted from heavy iron equipment to the #wood and #plastic modular systems seen in modern parks. The #design changes reflect evolving ideas about physical #safety and the importance of sensory #play in child #development.

    👉 popsci.com/technology/playgrou

    #history #education #technology #tech #architecture #sociology #innovation

  7. Bali's largest landfill was declared off-limits for organic waste from the beginning of April, but with no immediate alternatives provided, trash is piling up in the streets. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/ #asiapacific #bali #indonesia #plastic #pollution

  8. europesays.com/iran/100204/ Iran war triggers Asian plastic shortage, may spur ‘Middle East plus one’ supply chain rethink #Iran #Plastic #SupplyChains

  9. Iran war triggers Asian plastic shortage, may spur ‘Middle East plus one’ supply chain rethink

    Asia’s oil crisis is quickly worsening into a full-blown material shortage, as falling stockpiles of plastics threaten industries…
    #NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Iran #plastic #Supplychains
    newsbeep.com/523008/

  10. The #GreatPacificGarbagePatch is a #plastic #trash nightmare. It is also part of a much bigger, problem.

    Out in the #PacificOcean, between #Hawaii & #California, is the Great #Pacific #Garbage Patch, a swirl of #PlasticTrash >2X the size of Texas. As pieces of plastic tumble against each other, they break down into particles tiny enough to be borne aloft on the wind [& inhaled].

    #law #EnvironmentalLaw #microplastics #PublicHealth #health #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
    cnn.com/2026/05/04/climate/mic

  11. Dear Friends, W'ere passing this gimcrack on to the next generation.
    ESM

  12. I bought a ceramic Hario V60 02 this morning to replace my plastic one... also, I found it at a small local indie coffee shop. Nice to support them!

    Slowly getting rid of plastics.

    #plastic #coffee #hario #environment

  13. Dim-witted fishing on Sawtell beach leads to entanglement of native bird

    A small strip of coastal bush separates the beach from suburbia. Various wildlife still exists there. The Australian brush turkey (Alectura lathami) and wallabies try to survive in this small patch. Roaming dogs are allowed to chase the shorebirds and marsupials. At the main entry to the beach the native vegetation is eliminated to make way for more commerce and exotic weeds.

    Image: News Of The Area, Coffs Coast 05.2026 and SUV fishing gear on the beach where people walk and oystercatchers dwell. (click to enlarge)
    #birds #BrushTurkey #Sawtell #SawtellBeach #FishingHarm #fishing #harm #careless #plastic #entanglement #rubbish #beach #pets #weeds #biodiversity

  14. Dim-witted fishing on Sawtell beach leads to entanglement of native bird

    A small strip of coastal bush separates the beach from suburbia. Various wildlife still exists there. The Australian brush turkey (Alectura lathami) and wallabies try to survive in this small patch. Roaming dogs are allowed to chase the shorebirds and marsupials. At the main entry to the beach the native vegetation is eliminated to make way for more commerce and exotic weeds.

    Image: News Of The Area, Coffs Coast 05.2026 and SUV fishing gear on the beach where people walk and oystercatchers dwell. (click to enlarge)
    #birds #BrushTurkey #Sawtell #SawtellBeach #FishingHarm #fishing #harm #careless #plastic #entanglement #rubbish #beach #pets #weeds #biodiversity