#singleuseplastics — Public Fediverse posts
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Single-use plastic soy sauce fish are an eco-nightmare. A local designer has a solution
Designer Angus Ware was working in Sydney when he came across a problem. Like millions of city workers…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #angusware #AU #Australia #holycarp #Packaging #recycling #shoyu-tai #singleuseplasticban #singleuseplastics #soysaucecontainers #soysaucefish #sushi #sustainablepackaging #wastemanagement
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/635428/ -
Single-use plastic soy sauce fish are an eco-nightmare. A local designer has a solution
Designer Angus Ware was working in Sydney when he came across a problem. Like millions of city workers…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #angusware #AU #Australia #holycarp #Packaging #recycling #shoyu-tai #singleuseplasticban #singleuseplastics #soysaucecontainers #soysaucefish #sushi #sustainablepackaging #wastemanagement
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/635428/ -
https://www.europesays.com/africa/79921/ Ethiopia enforces nationwide single-use plastic bag ban #Ethiopia #PlasticBan #SingleUsePlastics #WasteManagement
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We need a revolution. We need to end single use plastics.
Unilever’s Dove are among the worst offenders, but add PepsiCo, CokeCola etc and it’s a millions of tonnes a year problem. We can make it go away. We need a global plastics treaty.
Check out why 👇
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/dove-anniversary-video/
#environment #pollution ban #singleuseplastics now
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Wondering what the status of this treaty is, and how much "teeth" it has.
"The most immediate bans or restrictions on single-use plastics, researchers say, should apply to products that are most likely to leak into the environment and cause harm and yet are relatively unnecessary. These include takeaway containers, #ChipBags, balloons, cotton swabs, disposable #ecigarettes and #TeaBags. (A number of environmental organizations including WWF have lists of products that the treaty should prioritize.)"
Finally, a solution to #plastic #pollution that’s not just recycling
Countries are negotiating a new global treaty to drastically reduce the plastic waste that has been poisoning the world.
by Benji Jones
Jun 7, 2023"This treaty could be huge. Although it will take months of negotiating for any of the details to become clear, the agreement — set to be finalized by the end of 2024 — will require countries to do far more than just fix their recycling systems. Negotiators will discuss a menu of options including a cap on overall plastic production, bans on certain materials and products including many #SingleUsePlastics, and incentives to grow an industry around reusable items. This treaty could literally transform entire chunks of the global economy.
"As with any global deal, an ambitious agreement will face several roadblocks, some of which have already appeared. Certain countries, such as #SaudiArabia and the #US, for example, are pushing for voluntary terms that would allow them to continue investing in their #petrochemical #industries (plastic is a #petrochemical).
"Then again, the fact that global talks are happening at all is in itself a big deal and reveals a shift in the politics around waste. 'There’s a true willingness to tackle this problem,' said Erin Simon, vice president and head of plastic waste at the #WorldWildlifeFund, a large #environmental group. 'We’ve never seen so much progress.'
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"Certain chemicals used in plastics are especially problematic and could be targeted by bans. Some #FlameRetardants, for example, are linked to #cancers and #endocrine disruption; they can also make plastics hard to recycle. A number of other additives and materials are similarly dangerous to humans or #ecosystems, or they make recycling difficult, such as polyvinyl chloride (#PVC) and various kinds of #PFAS (the so-called forever chemicals).
"The treaty may also ban or restrict a whole bunch of common, problematic products — namely, packaging and other #singleuse items, such as cups and cutlery."
#Crapitalism #BanPlastics
#WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #BigOilAndGas -
Wondering what the status of this treaty is, and how much "teeth" it has.
"The most immediate bans or restrictions on single-use plastics, researchers say, should apply to products that are most likely to leak into the environment and cause harm and yet are relatively unnecessary. These include takeaway containers, #ChipBags, balloons, cotton swabs, disposable #ecigarettes and #TeaBags. (A number of environmental organizations including WWF have lists of products that the treaty should prioritize.)"
Finally, a solution to #plastic #pollution that’s not just recycling
Countries are negotiating a new global treaty to drastically reduce the plastic waste that has been poisoning the world.
by Benji Jones
Jun 7, 2023"This treaty could be huge. Although it will take months of negotiating for any of the details to become clear, the agreement — set to be finalized by the end of 2024 — will require countries to do far more than just fix their recycling systems. Negotiators will discuss a menu of options including a cap on overall plastic production, bans on certain materials and products including many #SingleUsePlastics, and incentives to grow an industry around reusable items. This treaty could literally transform entire chunks of the global economy.
"As with any global deal, an ambitious agreement will face several roadblocks, some of which have already appeared. Certain countries, such as #SaudiArabia and the #US, for example, are pushing for voluntary terms that would allow them to continue investing in their #petrochemical #industries (plastic is a #petrochemical).
"Then again, the fact that global talks are happening at all is in itself a big deal and reveals a shift in the politics around waste. 'There’s a true willingness to tackle this problem,' said Erin Simon, vice president and head of plastic waste at the #WorldWildlifeFund, a large #environmental group. 'We’ve never seen so much progress.'
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"Certain chemicals used in plastics are especially problematic and could be targeted by bans. Some #FlameRetardants, for example, are linked to #cancers and #endocrine disruption; they can also make plastics hard to recycle. A number of other additives and materials are similarly dangerous to humans or #ecosystems, or they make recycling difficult, such as polyvinyl chloride (#PVC) and various kinds of #PFAS (the so-called forever chemicals).
"The treaty may also ban or restrict a whole bunch of common, problematic products — namely, packaging and other #singleuse items, such as cups and cutlery."
#Crapitalism #BanPlastics
#WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #BigOilAndGas -
Wondering what the status of this treaty is, and how much "teeth" it has.
"The most immediate bans or restrictions on single-use plastics, researchers say, should apply to products that are most likely to leak into the environment and cause harm and yet are relatively unnecessary. These include takeaway containers, #ChipBags, balloons, cotton swabs, disposable #ecigarettes and #TeaBags. (A number of environmental organizations including WWF have lists of products that the treaty should prioritize.)"
Finally, a solution to #plastic #pollution that’s not just recycling
Countries are negotiating a new global treaty to drastically reduce the plastic waste that has been poisoning the world.
by Benji Jones
Jun 7, 2023"This treaty could be huge. Although it will take months of negotiating for any of the details to become clear, the agreement — set to be finalized by the end of 2024 — will require countries to do far more than just fix their recycling systems. Negotiators will discuss a menu of options including a cap on overall plastic production, bans on certain materials and products including many #SingleUsePlastics, and incentives to grow an industry around reusable items. This treaty could literally transform entire chunks of the global economy.
"As with any global deal, an ambitious agreement will face several roadblocks, some of which have already appeared. Certain countries, such as #SaudiArabia and the #US, for example, are pushing for voluntary terms that would allow them to continue investing in their #petrochemical #industries (plastic is a #petrochemical).
"Then again, the fact that global talks are happening at all is in itself a big deal and reveals a shift in the politics around waste. 'There’s a true willingness to tackle this problem,' said Erin Simon, vice president and head of plastic waste at the #WorldWildlifeFund, a large #environmental group. 'We’ve never seen so much progress.'
[...]
"Certain chemicals used in plastics are especially problematic and could be targeted by bans. Some #FlameRetardants, for example, are linked to #cancers and #endocrine disruption; they can also make plastics hard to recycle. A number of other additives and materials are similarly dangerous to humans or #ecosystems, or they make recycling difficult, such as polyvinyl chloride (#PVC) and various kinds of #PFAS (the so-called forever chemicals).
"The treaty may also ban or restrict a whole bunch of common, problematic products — namely, packaging and other #singleuse items, such as cups and cutlery."
#Crapitalism #BanPlastics
#WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #BigOilAndGas -
Wondering what the status of this treaty is, and how much "teeth" it has.
"The most immediate bans or restrictions on single-use plastics, researchers say, should apply to products that are most likely to leak into the environment and cause harm and yet are relatively unnecessary. These include takeaway containers, #ChipBags, balloons, cotton swabs, disposable #ecigarettes and #TeaBags. (A number of environmental organizations including WWF have lists of products that the treaty should prioritize.)"
Finally, a solution to #plastic #pollution that’s not just recycling
Countries are negotiating a new global treaty to drastically reduce the plastic waste that has been poisoning the world.
by Benji Jones
Jun 7, 2023"This treaty could be huge. Although it will take months of negotiating for any of the details to become clear, the agreement — set to be finalized by the end of 2024 — will require countries to do far more than just fix their recycling systems. Negotiators will discuss a menu of options including a cap on overall plastic production, bans on certain materials and products including many #SingleUsePlastics, and incentives to grow an industry around reusable items. This treaty could literally transform entire chunks of the global economy.
"As with any global deal, an ambitious agreement will face several roadblocks, some of which have already appeared. Certain countries, such as #SaudiArabia and the #US, for example, are pushing for voluntary terms that would allow them to continue investing in their #petrochemical #industries (plastic is a #petrochemical).
"Then again, the fact that global talks are happening at all is in itself a big deal and reveals a shift in the politics around waste. 'There’s a true willingness to tackle this problem,' said Erin Simon, vice president and head of plastic waste at the #WorldWildlifeFund, a large #environmental group. 'We’ve never seen so much progress.'
[...]
"Certain chemicals used in plastics are especially problematic and could be targeted by bans. Some #FlameRetardants, for example, are linked to #cancers and #endocrine disruption; they can also make plastics hard to recycle. A number of other additives and materials are similarly dangerous to humans or #ecosystems, or they make recycling difficult, such as polyvinyl chloride (#PVC) and various kinds of #PFAS (the so-called forever chemicals).
"The treaty may also ban or restrict a whole bunch of common, problematic products — namely, packaging and other #singleuse items, such as cups and cutlery."
#Crapitalism #BanPlastics
#WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #BigOilAndGas -
#PlasticsPollution Has Become a Crisis, #Biden Admin Acknowledges https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19072024/biden-administration-acknowledges-plastic-pollution-crisis/ #USpol
Christy Leavitt, Oceana: “We applaud the Biden admin for committing to phase out #SingleUsePlastics. The US government is the world’s largest purchaser of goods and services, and its decisions can have a global impact."
Jen Fela, Plastic Pollution Coalition: "It seems to go further than any previous singular federal action on plastic pollution, acknowledging some key truths about this crisis"
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The plastic Walmart sack is the state bird of Arkansas.
#arkansas #arpx #ArkansasPolitics #arkansaspollution #consumption #pollution #singleuseplastics #SingleUsePlasticban #plastic #microplastic
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Single-use plastic
Like human cholesterol
Earth's heart disease mounts#haiku #senryu #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SingleUsePlastics #plastic #plastics #environment #pollution #metaphor #collapse #disease
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#HongKong’s new ban on #singleuseplastics
New rules, which come into force on the symbolic date on #EarthDay aim to cut down on non-biodegradable #plastics in #landfill sites. The first phase prohibits the sale and distribution of single-use plastics such as straws and cutlery, as well as styrofoam food containers. Phase two, which could start as early as 2025, will ban single-use plastic cups and boxes for takeaway services.
Here’s a visual guide to the new rules.
https://multimedia.scmp.com/infographics/news/hong-kong/article/3259438/plastic-ban/index.html -
Interested in doing a PhD on #plastics? Great opportunity to look at psychological and behavioural aspects of #singleuseplastics #biobased #biodegradable #plastics
Application deadline 01 March 2024
More info here 👇👇👇
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Since the #Plastic industry doesn't really care about how it contributes to global #pollution it's time to do your part and start reducing your daily reliance on #SingleUsePlastics. Many of your daily-routine products have non-plastic alternatives.
#Oil #OilIndustry #SingleUse #Recycle #Recycling #Pollution #AbcNews #Expose
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Since the #Plastic industry doesn't really care about how it contributes to global #pollution it's time to do your part and start reducing your daily reliance on #SingleUsePlastics. Many of your daily-routine products have non-plastic alternatives.
#Oil #OilIndustry #SingleUse #Recycle #Recycling #Pollution #AbcNews #Expose
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Since the #Plastic industry doesn't really care about how it contributes to global #pollution it's time to do your part and start reducing your daily reliance on #SingleUsePlastics. Many of your daily-routine products have non-plastic alternatives.
#Oil #OilIndustry #SingleUse #Recycle #Recycling #Pollution #AbcNews #Expose
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Since the #Plastic industry doesn't really care about how it contributes to global #pollution it's time to do your part and start reducing your daily reliance on #SingleUsePlastics. Many of your daily-routine products have non-plastic alternatives.
#Oil #OilIndustry #SingleUse #Recycle #Recycling #Pollution #AbcNews #Expose
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#CanPoli #CdnPoli Canada Politics Poll of the Day! #CPPotD
Is the Federal Government correct in labelling plastics as a toxic substance?CBC:”Ottawa to appeal court ruling that overturned order listing plastics as toxic substance”
#Environment #Canada #Plastic #BanPlastics #SingleUsePlastics #PleaseBoost
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-appealing-court-decision-plastics-toxic-substance-1.7033929 -
🧼 I’ve just ordered Body Wash, Shampoo and Shaving bars instead of the usual plastic bottle liquids in an effort to further reduce my #SingleUsePlastics
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Love to see it. Here’s to more countries doing it. “Single-use items such as #plastic #cutlery, plates and trays are to be banned in #England in a bid to reduce #pollution, the government has confirmed.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/08/single-use-plastic-cutlery-and-plates-to-be-banned-in-england #singleuseplastic #singleuseplastics #plasticwaste #plasticban #zerowaste
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Single-use plastic cutlery and plates to be banned in England | Plastics | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/08/single-use-plastic-cutlery-and-plates-to-be-banned-in-england
#plastic #singleuseplastic #singleuseplastics #singleuseplasticban #environment -
Shell executives rather keep burying their heads in the sand than taking any responsibility for the waste they produce.
And authorities keep looking the other way. #singleUsePlastics
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21122022/shell-ethane-plant-plastics-pennsylvania/ -
The importation and manufacturing of #singleuseplastics will no longer be allowed in Canada, starting Dec. 20, which includes plastic shopping bags, carry-out containers, plastic cutlery, stir sticks and straws.
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We've coated our paper straws with halogenated hydrocarbons so your straw will stay dry while you save the planet. #singleuseplastics #dontpollute
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CW: Single-use plastics will be banned in Victoria from the 1st of February 2023
@DamienWise
About bloody time. I bought Vietnamese takeaway today as a special treat, and when I got home found wood chopsticks in plastic packaging and a plastic fork and spoon with the takeaway food. I didn't need any of these disposable utensils. The shopkeeper did not ask if I needed them. #singleUsePlastics -
A few years ago, the Commission set out to make plastics fully circular, limiting and even banning some of the most polluting #SingleUsePlastics🥤🍴🥡
Today we take the next step by putting the entire packaging sector firmly on track towards circularity 📦♻️#ZeroPollution
RT @EU_Commission: 🙅 Waste no more.A packaging waste solution is here – with our new proposals to:
🔹 prevent the generation of new waste,
🔹 boosting reuse and refill of packaging,
🔹 make …🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1597954773449596928
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New paper by Joanna Vince ⬇️
A creeping crisis when an urgent crisis arises: The reprioritization of plastic pollution issues during COVID‐19 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12512#.Y3-FPAws2cs.twitter
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I've only been on #Mastodon for less than a week, but it's really growing on me and it also seems to be growing too with more users and more functionality. Looking to follow some cool like minded kindred spirits working on #PlasticPollution #PlasticsTreaty #singleuseplastics #plasticpolicies #biodiversity #pollution #ClimateAction
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New #introduction @tonyrwalker1
My research includes anthropogenic impacts on the environment including: monitoring, management, and mitigation of plastic and microplastic pollution; industrial contaminants; and remediation and reclamation of contaminated sites.
Interests and identifiers:
#PlasticsTreaty #PlasticPollution #singleuseplastics #microplastics #environment #policy #contaminants #ClimateAction -
CW: Single use plastic mains plug covers
This one's from my new air fryer, in case you're interested.
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Ditch the single-use coffee cups! Borrow an OKAPI stainless steel or glass cup with a silicone lid and then return it for washing. To kick-start usage in Alameda, OKAPI is hosting a Free Coffee Day at four participating cafés for customers who download the app and join.
https://alamedapost.com/news/okapi-launches-reusable-cup-network-at-four-alameda-cafes/
#tea #casa #okapi #coffee #alameda #wescafe #TheLocal #StopWaste #environment #CoffeeCultures #sustainability #SingleUsePlastics #JulieSCoffeeAndTeaGarden #DisposableFoodServiceWareLaw