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How many people HATE paper straws?
You should.
They're terrible.
Maybe not for the reasons you hate them, but they're fucking terrible, and we should complain about them, refuse them, and NOT use them, ever.
Don't misunderstand, as much as plastic straws are much more pleasant to use, we should do the same for them. Oil based plastics will be here long after we're gone. They're awful, and we should NEVER use them, ever again. For anything. The idea that plastic is convenient and disposable is, well, wrong. it's a forever pollutant, and there's no excuse to use disposable plastics ever, there never was.
But, hear me out
I think, ALL of the fast food industry, convenience stores, anywhere that uses straws (or any kind of plastic packaging, but this is about straws). HEMP PLASTIC. Stop using paper straws! Not only do they suck, BUT WE NEED TO PRESERVE TREES, TEARING DOWN FORESTS FOR CRAPPY STRAWS IS A VERY BAD THING. Also, hemp plastic is amazing.
It starts breaking down, and biodegrades with no nastiness in less than a year. Aside from that, you'd never see a difference. It's is in fact, convenient, disposable, and eco friendly. You're welcome.
#plastic #PlasticSucks #Straws #HempPlasticIsAmazing #PaperStrawsSuck #Deforestation
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Die Verhandlungen über ein globales Abkommen gegen #Plastikmüll (#Mikroplastik, #Geisternetze, #Einwegplastik, #Plastikflaschen) beginnen jetzt in Punta del Este in #Uruguay. Vertreter aus dutzenden Ländern und Verbänden erarbeiten bis 2024 eine Konvention, die letztlich von den UN Mitgliedsstaaten angenommen werden soll.
#plasticfree #ditchsingleuseplastic #goplasticfree #plasticsucks #refusesingleuseplastic #plasticpollution
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Immer, wenn ich glaube, es ginge nicht noch idiotischer, @MBergmann, hat jemand eine noch dämlichere Idee.
#plasticfree #ditchsingleuseplastic #goplasticfree #plasticsucks #refusesingleuseplastic #plasticpollution #Plastic #verpackungsmüll
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Trying to be non-political today, not talk about covid, or climate. Maybe a little climate related, but not directly.
first post was frying pans (LOVE my cast iron pan, and it loves me back because I treat it with love)
A few months ago I switched from an artificial bath sponge to a natural sponge. Since I made the switch, I've discovered my skin is happier, and I've been using it for 3 months, it hasn't degraded at all.
I did a lot of reading on them, and while information differs place to place, what I've discovered:
1. A natural sponge, if properly cared for, is good for up to, and maybe longer than, around 5 years. In contrast, an artificial plastic sponge is good for ~30 days. You can use it longer, but it deteriorates and loses its cohesiveness pretty quickly, and much longer it's a giant mess.
2. Once a month or so, you just throw a natural sponge in a pot of boiling water for a minute or two, kills off any bacteria or fungus, anything that might start to grow. A natural sponge is naturally resistant to both, but those things are tenacious and will start to grow eventually anyways. A quick boil once a month will keep that from ever being an issue. Throw a plastic sponge in boiling water for a few minutes, it'll melt and ruin your pot. Gross.
3. A natural sponge is biodegradable and safe to throw in the garbage when you're done with it. The artificial version, while not hardy at all as far as keeping its shape, will spend 1000s of years with very little degradation from when you threw it out.
#Bathing #Sponges #WhoWouldaThunkIt #EarthFriendly #Biodegradeable #PlasticSucks #TeamEarth #Clean
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Vor 2 Jahren, als es auf EU-Ebene darum ging, den #Plastikmüll in der #Umwelt zu reduzieren, war eine Beispiellösung die Befestigung der #Kunststoff-Verschlüsse an den #Getränkeflaschen. Ich habe nicht wirklich daran geglaubt, dass die Hersteller das wirklich machen. Aber es wird Gesetz in Deutschland in 2024 und einige Hersteller machen es jetzt schon.
#plasticfree #ditchsingleuseplastic #goplasticfree #plasticsucks #refusesingleuseplastic #plasticpollution
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Laut einer neu veröffentlichten Studie nehmen #Blauwale PRO TAG geschätzte 2,51 bis 43,6 kg #Mikroplastik auf (10 million pieces of microplastic). Sie fischen quasi nicht nur Krill. Ich will mir das jetzt gar nicht vorstellen.
#plasticfree #ditchsingleuseplastic #goplasticfree #plasticsucks #plasticpollution #plasticocean #artenschutz #umweltschutz #umweltverschmutzung #