#plastics — Public Fediverse posts
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New UN plastic treaty is going backwards, say experts https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/13/new-un-plastic-treaty-going-backwards-experts #Plastics #Environment #UnitedNations #WorldNews
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"In Amazon rivers, fish breathe and ingest plastics"
#Plastic #Plastics #Fish #Animals
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-amazon-rivers-fish-breathe-and-ingest-plastics/
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"In Amazon rivers, fish breathe and ingest plastics"
#Plastic #Plastics #Fish #Animals
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-amazon-rivers-fish-breathe-and-ingest-plastics/
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EU packaging rules take effect with limits on '#foreverchemicals', #plastics curbs
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EU packaging rules take effect with limits on '#foreverchemicals', #plastics curbs
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Prosperity
A worker collects garbage that washed into a river near Baclaran Church in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 11. REUTERS/Noel Celis
https://www.reuters.com/pictures/photos-wading-through-river-plastic-monsoon-hit-manila-2026-08-11/
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Prosperity
A worker collects garbage that washed into a river near Baclaran Church in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 11. REUTERS/Noel Celis
https://www.reuters.com/pictures/photos-wading-through-river-plastic-monsoon-hit-manila-2026-08-11/
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"Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say"
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"Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say"
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In #Amazon rivers, fish breathe and ingest #plastics
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-amazon-rivers-fish-breathe-and-ingest-plastics/For Amazon fish, oxygen now comes with #microplastics.
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In #Amazon rivers, fish breathe and ingest #plastics
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-amazon-rivers-fish-breathe-and-ingest-plastics/For Amazon fish, oxygen now comes with #microplastics.
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Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say | Food waste | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/09/plastics-pollution-food-waste-landfill-recycling-research"About one-third of all food produced worldwide is wasted each year, according to UN data. In the US, 40% of food waste goes to landfill, where it creates 30m metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent a year – more than Cuba’s total annual CO2 emissions in 2024, which amounted to 24.4m tonnes."
#Plastics #Microplastics #Waste #Contamination #ClimateCrisis
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Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say | Food waste | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/09/plastics-pollution-food-waste-landfill-recycling-research"About one-third of all food produced worldwide is wasted each year, according to UN data. In the US, 40% of food waste goes to landfill, where it creates 30m metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent a year – more than Cuba’s total annual CO2 emissions in 2024, which amounted to 24.4m tonnes."
#Plastics #Microplastics #Waste #Contamination #ClimateCrisis
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Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say
By Ushika KiddResearchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils
#Foodwaste #Recycling #Landfill #Waste #Plastics #Pollution #Greenhousegasemissions #Climatecrisis #USnews #Environment #TheGuardian #UshikaKidd
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Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say
By Ushika KiddResearchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils
#Foodwaste #Recycling #Landfill #Waste #Plastics #Pollution #Greenhousegasemissions #Climatecrisis #USnews #Environment #TheGuardian #UshikaKidd
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Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/09/plastics-pollution-food-waste-landfill-recycling-research #FoodWaste #Recycling #Landfill #Waste #Plastics #Pollution #GreenhouseGasEmissions #ClimateCrisis #UsNews #Environment
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Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/09/plastics-pollution-food-waste-landfill-recycling-research #FoodWaste #Recycling #Landfill #Waste #Plastics #Pollution #GreenhouseGasEmissions #ClimateCrisis #UsNews #Environment
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unfortunately we will never hear from her again 😬😑 #plastics #microplastics #vestedinterest
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/meet-arya-satheesh-high-school-student-invents-plant-based-plastic-that-removes-microplastics-as-it-naturally-breaks-down-named-european-winner-of-the-earth-prize/amp_articleshow/133024199.cms -
unfortunately we will never hear from her again 😬😑 #plastics #microplastics #vestedinterest
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/meet-arya-satheesh-high-school-student-invents-plant-based-plastic-that-removes-microplastics-as-it-naturally-breaks-down-named-european-winner-of-the-earth-prize/amp_articleshow/133024199.cms -
"UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland"
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"UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland"
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"UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland"
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"UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland"
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‘Waste colonialism’ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain’s pollution problem
By Karen McVeighIn this week’s newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana, where farmers are left to cope with microplastics, toxic smoke, and debris
#Environment #Turkey #Plastics #Recycling #Waste #Ethicalandgreenliving #Plasticbags #TheGuardian #KarenMcVeigh
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‘Waste colonialism’ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain’s pollution problem
By Karen McVeighIn this week’s newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana, where farmers are left to cope with microplastics, toxic smoke, and debris
#Environment #Turkey #Plastics #Recycling #Waste #Ethicalandgreenliving #Plasticbags #TheGuardian #KarenMcVeigh
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‘Waste colonialism’ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain’s pollution problem https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/06/waste-colonialism-the-turkish-city-carrying-the-weight-of-britains-pollution-problem #Environment #Turkey #Plastics #Recycling #Waste #EthicalAndGreenLiving #PlasticBags
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After decades of decline, New Zealand’s wool industry is making a comeback
By Eva Corlett in WellingtonForty years ago there were more than 22 sheep to every New Zealander, but wool prices and production declined with the uptake of synthetic alternatives
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/07/new-zealand-nz-wool-price-industry-comeback
#NewZealand #Farming #Animals #Plastics #Environment #AsiaPacific #TheGuardian #EvaCorlettinWellington
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After decades of decline, New Zealand’s wool industry is making a comeback
By Eva Corlett in WellingtonForty years ago there were more than 22 sheep to every New Zealander, but wool prices and production declined with the uptake of synthetic alternatives
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/07/new-zealand-nz-wool-price-industry-comeback
#NewZealand #Farming #Animals #Plastics #Environment #AsiaPacific #TheGuardian #EvaCorlettinWellington
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/plastic-waste-microplastics-exports-recycling-turkey-farmers-pollution-environment-recycling. The "solution" to #plastics #pollution - export it, especially to #poorer #countries! I think that's called neo-colonialist #waste #dumping.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/plastic-waste-microplastics-exports-recycling-turkey-farmers-pollution-environment-recycling. The "solution" to #plastics #pollution - export it, especially to #poorer #countries! I think that's called neo-colonialist #waste #dumping.
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You know all that plastic waste you carefuly dispose of in the UK. Well a lot of it not being recycled — it is being shipped to other countries to pollute them. In the same way that the UK has lower its carbon footprint by #outsourcing carbon consumption, we are outsourcing our plastics pollution
This needs determined government action to stop the #abuse. #Defra bleats ineffectualy.
#UK #Plastics #Recycling #Fraud #Pollution #Turkey #UkPol #Negligence
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You know all that plastic waste you carefuly dispose of in the UK. Well a lot of it not being recycled — it is being shipped to other countries to pollute them. In the same way that the UK has lower its carbon footprint by #outsourcing carbon consumption, we are outsourcing our plastics pollution
This needs determined government action to stop the #abuse. #Defra bleats ineffectualy.
#UK #Plastics #Recycling #Fraud #Pollution #Turkey #UkPol #Negligence
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"Soy sauce refills and reused jars: can Philippines’ tingi culture hold back deluge of plastic waste?"
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"Soy sauce refills and reused jars: can Philippines’ tingi culture hold back deluge of plastic waste?"
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UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland
By Karen McVeigh and Ayça Aldatmaz in AdanaA Guardian investigation finds irrigation canals polluted with microplastics in Turkey, a major destination for UK waste
#Plastics #Recycling #Turkey #UKnews #Business #Pollution #Environment #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Waste #Worldnews #Plasticbags #Marinelife #Ethicalandgreenliving #TheGuardian #KarenMcVeigh #AyaAldatmazinAdana
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UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland
By Karen McVeigh and Ayça Aldatmaz in AdanaA Guardian investigation finds irrigation canals polluted with microplastics in Turkey, a major destination for UK waste
#Plastics #Recycling #Turkey #UKnews #Business #Pollution #Environment #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Waste #Worldnews #Plasticbags #Marinelife #Ethicalandgreenliving #TheGuardian #KarenMcVeigh #AyaAldatmazinAdana
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UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/uk-plastic-waste-colonialism-recycling-exports-contaminating-water-crops-turkey #Plastics #Recycling #Turkey #UkNews #Business #Pollution #Environment #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Waste #WorldNews #PlasticBags #MarineLife #EthicalAndGreenLiving
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UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/uk-plastic-waste-colonialism-recycling-exports-contaminating-water-crops-turkey #Plastics #Recycling #Turkey #UkNews #Business #Pollution #Environment #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Waste #WorldNews #PlasticBags #MarineLife #EthicalAndGreenLiving
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‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/plastic-waste-microplastics-exports-recycling-turkey-farmers-pollution-environment-recycling #Plastics #Recycling #Environment #EthicalAndGreenLiving #Waste #PlasticBags #Pollution #WorldNews #Turkey #Europe #EuropeanUnion #UkNews
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‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/plastic-waste-microplastics-exports-recycling-turkey-farmers-pollution-environment-recycling #Plastics #Recycling #Environment #EthicalAndGreenLiving #Waste #PlasticBags #Pollution #WorldNews #Turkey #Europe #EuropeanUnion #UkNews
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‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem
By Karen McVeigh and Ayça Aldatmaz in AdanaBritain exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to Turkey last year, leaving smallholders and poor districts of Adana to cope with the debris, microplastics and toxic smoke
#Plastics #Recycling #Environment #Ethicalandgreenliving #Waste #Plasticbags #Pollution #Worldnews #Turkey #Europe #EuropeanUnion #UKnews #TheGuardian #KarenMcVeigh #AyaAldatmazinAdana
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‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem
By Karen McVeigh and Ayça Aldatmaz in AdanaBritain exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to Turkey last year, leaving smallholders and poor districts of Adana to cope with the debris, microplastics and toxic smoke
#Plastics #Recycling #Environment #Ethicalandgreenliving #Waste #Plasticbags #Pollution #Worldnews #Turkey #Europe #EuropeanUnion #UKnews #TheGuardian #KarenMcVeigh #AyaAldatmazinAdana
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‘There’s no nurdle fairy’: thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north-east England
By Mark Brown North of England correspondentVolunteers painstakingly gather plastic pellets washing up on beaches after ship collision on 19 July
#TyneandWear #Northumberland #NorthofEngland #Pollution #Plastics #Coastlines #Environment #England #UKnews #TheGuardian #MarkBrownNorthofEnglandcorrespondent
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‘There’s no nurdle fairy’: thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north-east England
By Mark Brown North of England correspondentVolunteers painstakingly gather plastic pellets washing up on beaches after ship collision on 19 July
#TyneandWear #Northumberland #NorthofEngland #Pollution #Plastics #Coastlines #Environment #England #UKnews #TheGuardian #MarkBrownNorthofEnglandcorrespondent
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‘There’s no nurdle fairy’: thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north-east England https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/02/nurdles-clean-up-plastic-spillage-beaches-north-east-england #TyneAndWear #Northumberland #NorthOfEngland #Pollution #Plastics #Coastlines #Environment #England #UkNews
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‘There’s no nurdle fairy’: thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north-east England https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/02/nurdles-clean-up-plastic-spillage-beaches-north-east-england #TyneAndWear #Northumberland #NorthOfEngland #Pollution #Plastics #Coastlines #Environment #England #UkNews
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Soy sauce refills and reused jars: can Philippines’ tingi culture hold back deluge of plastic waste?
By Jhesset Enano in Malabon CityA zero-waste shop set up by a district council provides plastic-free products at affordable prices in a country that gets through 164m sachets a day
#Waste #Plastics #Ethicalandgreenliving #Philippines #AsiaPacific #Worldnews #Environment #TheGuardian #JhessetEnanoinMalabonCity
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The new normal: no ice, but #plastics?! Of all places, on our way to our northernmost station, 31 plastic items floated past the ship in 1 hour – more than in any previous survey. At the same time, we made surprisingly fast progress – because there was hardly any ice! @awi @Meereisportal
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The new normal: no ice, but #plastics?! Of all places, on our way to our northernmost station, 31 plastic items floated past the ship in 1 hour – more than in any previous survey. At the same time, we made surprisingly fast progress – because there was hardly any ice! @awi @Meereisportal
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"One billion plastic pellets spilled into River Tyne after two ships collide"
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"One billion plastic pellets spilled into River Tyne after two ships collide"
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"Soft plastic recycling laws have been delayed – an expert explains why"
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"Soft plastic recycling laws have been delayed – an expert explains why"
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Before you throw out all the synthetic fabrics in your closet, read this
By Kate CrayExperts weigh in on wellness culture’s obsession with natural fibers and the growing trend of people shunning plastic-based clothing
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/jul/23/wellness-culture-synthetic-fabrics-fears
#Wellactually #Plastics #Pfas #Lifeandstyle #Fashion #Environment #TheGuardian #KateCray
