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ScienceCommunicator<p>Fact (that most people l meet don't accommodate)</p><p>Sooner or later, polluting the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> in myriads of ways, from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollution</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> (burning it, landfill or plastic packaging being discarded into the environment), agricultural run off, etc, is going to make business as normal, impossible to sustain (The pollution is accumulating)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> supply is precarious – and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s chaos is spreading. I have a plan. Do you? | George Monbiot |</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/16/britain-food-supply-donald-trump-stockpile" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/mar/16/britain-food-supply-donald-trump-stockpile</span></a></p>
Chu 朱<p>If only lemons came in some kind of natually protective skin.</p><p>(This is why I hate supermarkets)</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a></p>
ScienceCommunicator<p>Banning plastic straws is only a token gesture, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has zero care for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> including <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> </p><p>Trump to reverse Biden’s plan to phase out <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> straws across <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> government | Donald Trump | The Guardian</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/08/trump-plastic-straws" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/08/trump-plastic-straws</span></a></p><p>&gt; President said he will sign an executive order next week despite global plastics crisis</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Let’s end the age of plastic! <a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/lets-end-the-age-of-plastic/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">greenpeace.org/international/a</span><span class="invisible">ct/lets-end-the-age-of-plastic/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a></p>
GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ<p>The new food chain</p><p>(although the microplastics that the smallest fish is eating are too small to be seen here)</p><p>by Michael de Adder</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BiodiversityLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiodiversityLoss</span></a></p>
Earthworm<p>Plastic mulch has indeed certain advantages: </p><p>- cheap and effective, very easy suppression of weeds for high-value vegetables<br>- quickly installed on large surfaces<br>- saves irrigation water<br>- avoids erosion<br>- combines well with a mechanized horticultural system (fertilization, irrigation...)</p><p>Globalization and industrialization of agriculture increased economic pressure for farmers so much that many felt the need to industrialize their cropping systems.</p><p>The weird thing is that even in organic vegetable production, there is a lot of plastic mulch used (because they don't use the potent synthetic herbicides their conventional neighbors have). Without herbicides, weeding is a lot of work.<br>And with increasing costs of manual labor, and with many parts of the population not willing anymore to do the physically challenging work on the field, cost cutting became very important. </p><p>Nevertheless: <br>Plastic mulch sucks totally. Main thing are the microplastics, which is a *huge* issue, although they come also through many other pathways into our soils and then into the vegetables. There's a lot of plastic bags and shit in the organic waste fraction, not to mention sewage sludge, which is probably one of the most effective ways to distribute the microplastics of the washing clothes (washing machines are essentially microplastic-producing devices), cosmetics (yes, industry still adds microplastics in many products) and all the tyre dust from the roads that end up in the sewage.</p><p>But anyway, organic mulch (grass clippings, legume-cereal mixtures, wood chips...) has many benefits over plastic mulch:<br>- can be produced on-site (as cover crops, or using byproducts from agriculture or forestry). This is an important aspect for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agroecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agroecology</span></a>: make Peasants independent of BigAg. <br>- surface application of organic material adds nutrients and carbon to the soil<br>- providing a nutritious cover for soil organisms (think about that in nature, soil is almost never bare. Usually, or there's grass, or leaves. It's us humans who seem to love bare soil)<br>- properties (cover vs decomposition) can be adapted to the specific needs of the crop, the soil and the system (caveat: you have to know what you do)<br>- organic mulch does not leave microplastic shit in your soil. But creates the perfect environment for your soil organisms to thrive.</p><p>----<br>And, before somebody comes with "biodegradable" plastics. They are utter greenwashing nonsense.<br>Many of the biodegradable plastics just degrade quicker into ... microplastics (and since you can't see them anymore, it is considered "degraded"). The whole bioplastics thing is something for another rant, another day.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@justafrog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>justafrog</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://friendica.world/profile/dandylover1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dandylover1</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@globalplantGPC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>globalplantGPC</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mulching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mulching</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlasticMulching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticMulching</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Permaculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Horticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horticulture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Vegetables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vegetables</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garden</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlanetaryBoundaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryBoundaries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agroecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agroecology</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p>Great <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a>! 🌊 Scientists invent new <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> that's durable, recyclable, and breaks down in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/seawater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seawater</span></a>! This could eliminate harmful microplastics and save ecosystems and wild <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> ♻️🐟 <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycott4Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott4Wildlife</span></a> 🌏🔥⛔️ <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241121141011.htm?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedaily.com/releases/2024</span><span class="invisible">/11/241121141011.htm?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer</span></a></p>
SydneyJim<p>Efforts to combat <a href="https://body.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> include reducing single-use <a href="https://body.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a>, improving <a href="https://body.social/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> systems, &amp; promoting <a href="https://body.social/tags/biodegradable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodegradable</span></a> alternatives. However, a systemic overhaul of production &amp; consumption patterns is crucial to mitigate this crisis. Without urgent action, <a href="https://body.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> will continue to degrade <a href="https://body.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a>, threaten <a href="https://body.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a>, &amp; jeopardise global <a href="https://body.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> for generations to come. (5/5)</p>
SydneyJim<p>Aquatic <a href="https://body.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> bear the brunt of <a href="https://body.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a>, with vast “garbage patches,” like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, choking marine <a href="https://body.social/tags/environments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environments</span></a>. These areas disrupt oceanic currents, sunlight penetration, &amp; habitat structures, endangering coral reefs &amp; other vital ecosystems. On land, improperly managed <a href="https://body.social/tags/PlasticWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticWaste</span></a> clogs drainage systems, exacerbating flooding &amp; spreading waterborne diseases. (3/5)</p>
SydneyJim<p><a href="https://body.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> is a pervasive &amp; escalating crisis that threatens <a href="https://body.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a>, <a href="https://body.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a>, &amp; human <a href="https://body.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a>. Each year, millions of tonnes of <a href="https://body.social/tags/PlasticWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticWaste</span></a> enter the <a href="https://body.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a>, accumulating in landfills, waterways, &amp; oceans. The <a href="https://body.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> impact is devastating &amp; multifaceted, affecting terrestrial &amp; aquatic <a href="https://body.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> alike. (1/5)</p>
Not Rappaport<p>Coca-Cola accused of quietly dropping its 25% reusable packaging target</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/03/coca-cola-accused-dropping-reusable-packaging-target?CMP=share_btn_url" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/dec/03/coca-cola-accused-dropping-reusable-packaging-target?CMP=share_btn_url</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenwashing</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"The world will be “unable to cope” with the sheer volume of plastic waste a decade from now unless countries agree to curbs on production, the co-chair of a coalition of key countries has warned ahead of crunch talks on curbing global <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a>.</p><p>Progress has stalled over a row about the need for cuts to the $712bn plastics industry. <br>The final round of talks, which starts on Monday and is due to end on 1 December, is critical."</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/24/world-unable-cope-10-years-talks-un-global-treaty-to-end-plastic-waste" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/nov/24/world-unable-cope-10-years-talks-un-global-treaty-to-end-plastic-waste</span></a></p>
James :ruby:<p>&gt; Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep ocean.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; New research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like crustacean, to help take CO2 from the atmosphere.</p><p><a href="https://ruby.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://ruby.social/tags/plasticpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasticpollution</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/plastic-pollution-reduces-how-antarctic-krill-help-remove-carbon-to-the-deep-ocean/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bas.ac.uk/media-post/plastic-p</span><span class="invisible">ollution-reduces-how-antarctic-krill-help-remove-carbon-to-the-deep-ocean/</span></a></p>
Broadfork<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@petergleick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>petergleick</span></a></span> “In 2020, North America and EU 30 consumed the highest amounts of plastic per capita (195 and 187 kg capita−1 yr−1, respectively; Fig. 1), followed by China (138). Compared to North America and EU 30, Majority World consumed less than one sixth the amount of plastic per capita (29 kg capita−1 yr−1). “</p><p>Those figures are appalling. People in the western world consume 2x body weight in plastic. We desperately need to curb our plastic use. <br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twit.social/@MisuseCase" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MisuseCase</span></a></span> Yes, it's too much but the problem is bigger. Mostly, the waste comes from the land (entering in rivers/no waste management etc.). *Every* plastic waste becomes microplastics, because plastic decomposes in nature, especially in the ocean.</p><p>In the link I gave in my comment, you can learn quite well about the origins of the problem and what we can do: <a href="https://oceanliteracy.unesco.org/plastic-pollution-ocean/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oceanliteracy.unesco.org/plast</span><span class="invisible">ic-pollution-ocean/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@meercat0" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>meercat0</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.rebellion.global/@ExtinctionR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ExtinctionR</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plasticWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasticWaste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasticPollution</span></a></p>
Ozzie D, NP-hard :bikepump: :vegan:<p>Toxic plastics are everywhere, per this group's research. I read their Chemosphere study and a bunch of its references and related papers on brominated flame retardants. Very sobering. I'll personally be culling some old food containers and cooking utensils from our collection.*</p><p><a href="https://toxicfreefuture.org/press-room/first-ever-study-finds-cancer-causing-chemicals-in-black-plastic-food-contact-items-sold-in-the-u-s/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">toxicfreefuture.org/press-room</span><span class="invisible">/first-ever-study-finds-cancer-causing-chemicals-in-black-plastic-food-contact-items-sold-in-the-u-s/</span></a></p><p>* not the oxo carrot peeler, though; dermal uptake is minimal, per <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969717321708" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/abs/pii/S0048969717321708</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recycling</span></a></p>
Eugene Alvin Villar 🇵🇭<p>Although this video’s title implies the main topic is plastic pollution in the oceans, it actually goes into more detail about the industry as a whole including recycling, plastics from paint, petrostates, and oil companies.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/IglBJ62Sv3Q" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/IglBJ62Sv3Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/PlasticIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OilIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Petrostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petrostates</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> sues Exxon over plastics <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> 'deception'</p><p>September 24, 2024<br>BBC</p><p>"California's attorney general is suing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonMobil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonMobil</span></a>, alleging the oil giant engaged in a 'decades-long campaign of deception' about the effectiveness of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlasticsRecycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticsRecycling</span></a>.</p><p>"In the civil lawsuit filed on Monday, Attorney General Rob Bonta accused Exxon of contributing to a 'deluge' of plastic pollution, while telling Californians that recycling was a fix.</p><p>"'For decades, ExxonMobil has been deceiving the public to convince us that plastic recycling could solve the plastic waste and pollution crisis when they clearly knew this wasn’t possible,' Bonta said."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8elg6ezlko" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cp8elg6e</span><span class="invisible">zlko</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonKnew</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenwashing</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The Center for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> Integrity published a report in Feb that indicated the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> industry championed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> mainly for its public relations value, rather than as a tool for avoiding <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> damage. "We are committed to the activities, but not committed to the results," a VP at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Exxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exxon</span></a> Chemical said during a meeting in 1994 w/staff for the American Plastics Council, a trade group, acc/to a doc uncovered by the Center for Climate Integrity.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> industry’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a> are the beating heart of the plastic waste crisis, which makes <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>’s groundbreaking lawsuit against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExxonMobil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonMobil</span></a> the most important <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> action to date in the global fight against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a>,” Richard Wiles, president of the Center for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> Integrity, said in a statement.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a></p>