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CelloMom On Cars<p>"For the first time, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fracking</span></a> operations in the US have been linked to ethane exports to Europe through major petrochemical companies and on to globally recognised brands.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> is a supply-driven issue, the campaigners emphasise. <br>Despite consumers being guilt tripped over their plastic use, it’s this influx of cheap ethane that spurs on the industry to produce more, she says, and to create new markets when some close."</p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/03/29/coca-cola-and-unilever-among-dozens-of-plastic-brands-tied-to-texas-fracking-investigation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/green/2025/03/29/</span><span class="invisible">coca-cola-and-unilever-among-dozens-of-plastic-brands-tied-to-texas-fracking-investigation</span></a></p>
Jake in the desert<p>New plastic dissolves in ocean overnight, leaving no microplastics <a href="https://newatlas.com/materials/plastic-dissolves-ocean-overnight-no-microplastics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newatlas.com/materials/plastic</span><span class="invisible">-dissolves-ocean-overnight-no-microplastics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a></p>
IT News<p>An Inexpensive Way to Break Down Plastic - Plastic has been a revolutionary material over the past century, with an uncountab... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/an-inexpensive-way-to-break-down-plastic/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/03/27/an-ine</span><span class="invisible">xpensive-way-to-break-down-plastic/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/greenhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/catalyst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catalyst</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/monomer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monomer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/polymer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polymer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pet</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>A key part of my soil improvement plan at the community garden is to always have a bag handy to put the pieces of plastic, glass, and metal that turn up when I'm digging. Zip-ties and small shreds of plastic mulch are the most common, courtesy past gardeners who just couldn't be bothered to clean up after themselves. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/trash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trash</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allotment</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a></p>
WordofTheHour<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> : having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter</p><p>- French: plastique</p><p>- German: das Plastik</p><p>- Italian: plastica</p><p>- Portuguese: plástico</p><p>- Spanish: plástico</p><p>------------</p><p>Report an incorrect translation @ <a href="https://wordofthehour.org/r/translations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wordofthehour.org/r/translatio</span><span class="invisible">ns</span></a></p>
F3715H<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kkarhan</span></a></span> granted I wished <a href="https://noods.fun/tags/TopShop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TopShop</span></a> did make <a href="https://noods.fun/tags/Latex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latex</span></a> and not <a href="https://noods.fun/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://noods.fun/tags/Jeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jeans</span></a>, but I guess Latex needs more care than simple <a href="https://noods.fun/tags/PVC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PVC</span></a> foil...</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doCEDlMy0m8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=doCEDlMy0m</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>What a world. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> "externalizes" costs to the point where the costs are "externalized" into our own bodies.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenSocialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenSocialist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EcoSocialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcoSocialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Socialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socialist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marxist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marxist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peace</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/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DualPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DualPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Electoral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electoral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectoralReforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralReforms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Organizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organizing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Discussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discussion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Learning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Worker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Worker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Workers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LaborRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnionsRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionsRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MicroPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPlastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@camwilson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>camwilson</span></a></span> also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wood</span></a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rebewable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rebewable</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CarbonNeutral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonNeutral</span></a> source.</p><ul><li>So it does make sense given modern <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> to do so.</li></ul><p>As for the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/blades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blades</span></a> there sadly doesn't seem to be much of an alternative to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/composite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>composite</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> which is not recycleable as even cutting it into pieces makes <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GlassFiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlassFiber</span></a> shards that are jist barely less toxic as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/asbestos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asbestos</span></a>. </p><ul><li>Rarely the cost to do so is worth the effort, given those ain't straight but curved pieces of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a>...</li></ul>
BellingenNSW<p>Tonnes of microplastics infiltrate Australia’s agricultural soils each year<br>How microplastics affects soil and food health</p><p>"We found every kilogram of compost contains between 1,500 and 16,000 microplastic particles. In weight, this equates to between 7 and 760 milligrams of microplastics per kilogram of compost. "</p><p>"In Australia, about 26% of compost produced at organic waste processing facilities is used in agriculture. So, we estimate that between 2.7 and 206 tonnes of microplastics is being transported to Australian agricultural land from compost each year." </p><p>"The absence of clear guidelines leaves composting facilities, waste processors, and end users vulnerable to unintended plastic pollution."<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/tonnes-of-microplastics-infiltrate-australias-agricultural-soils-each-year-study-shows-250624" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/tonnes-of-</span><span class="invisible">microplastics-infiltrate-australias-agricultural-soils-each-year-study-shows-250624</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/landfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landfill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a></p>
Mark Ohe<p>Ingesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s”, according to a new study – adding to growing evidence of the devastating impact of <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> pollution on marine wildlife.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/12/plastic-pollution-leaves-seabirds-chicks-with-brain-damage-similar-to-alzheimers-study-aoe" 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">25/mar/12/plastic-pollution-leaves-seabirds-chicks-with-brain-damage-similar-to-alzheimers-study-aoe</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>If anyone is considering polypropylene landscaping fabric for their vegetable garden, here's a visual of what happens. After just one season it begins to disintegrate, and shreds will be blown onto neighboring plots where they'll continue to break down into ever smaller pieces of plastic. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/weeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weeds</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/weeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weeding</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mulch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mulch</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/CommunityGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGarden</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/VegetableGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VegetableGardening</span></a></p>
莹莹<p>Great.</p><p>However, if a treatment is successful, it will inevitably lead to, "No need to change our behaviour, we have a cure," attitude.</p><p>What a dilemma.</p><p>Antioxidants in fruits and flowers seem to counteract harmful effects of microplastics, study shows <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/24/antioxidants-fruits-flowers-microplastics" 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">25/feb/24/antioxidants-fruits-flowers-microplastics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a></p>
Wordmark<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/rubberduck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rubberduck</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/catastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catastrophe</span></a> "1992 a ship accident became an unexpected scientific breakthrough when the Ever Laurel cargo ship lost a container with 29,000 plastic toys" X-D</p>
Degrowth or Extinction<p><a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycle</span></a> <a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/greencapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greencapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degrowth</span></a> <a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/theEnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theEnd</span></a></p>
𝚛𝚊𝚝<p><a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/hashtag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hashtag</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/HashTags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HashTags</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/gbpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gbpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/enpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/angpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>angpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/capol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capol</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/pol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pol</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/pot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pot</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/polpot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polpot</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJ</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/theterrorofthesituation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theterrorofthesituation</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/actor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actor</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/agent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agent</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/evil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evil</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/memetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memetics</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/mememagick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mememagick</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/pump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pump</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/dump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dump</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/boilingtheocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boilingtheocean</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/boilingseas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boilingseas</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/nano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nano</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/nanoplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nanoplastics</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/humanextinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanextinction</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/logoffirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>logoffirl</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>growth</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/exponentialgrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exponentialgrowth</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/purpose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>purpose</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/principles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>principles</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/movetoamend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movetoamend</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/endcorporatepersonhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endcorporatepersonhood</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/ip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ip</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/intellectualproperty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intellectualproperty</span></a> ..</p>
Jonathan Wright<p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwykzqed5o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwykzq</span><span class="invisible">ed5o</span></a></p><p>What a hero!</p><p>High time such plastic packaging reverted to that seen back in the 1970s and 1980s.</p><p>Metal tins were so much nicer and could easily be recycled from home without the need for a specialist processing centre.</p><p>It would be wonderful to see some of the old brands again too, rather than the 'Big 4' - Quality Street, Roses, Celebrations, &amp; Heroes.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SingleUsePlastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUsePlastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AntiPlastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiPlastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Confectionery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Confectionery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Netley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netley</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Hampshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hampshire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</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>
BellingenNSW<p>Bitumen road interface with concrete and crumbling plastic near ocean</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/footpaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>footpaths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/UHI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UHI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PermeablePaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PermeablePaving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/stormwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stormwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExtremeHeatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeHeatwaves</span></a></p>
Just nihilist comedy<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/meme?src=hash" title="#meme" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meme</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/memes?src=hash" title="#memes" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/funny?src=hash" title="#funny" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funny</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/memesdaily?src=hash" title="#memesdaily" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memesdaily</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lol?src=hash" title="#lol" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lol</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/humor?src=hash" title="#humor" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/memesoffediverse?src=hash" title="#memesoffediverse" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memesoffediverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/memesofmastodon?src=hash" title="#memesofmastodon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memesofmastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/memesofpixelfed?src=hash" title="#memesofpixelfed" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memesofpixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nihilism?src=hash" title="#nihilism" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nihilism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nihilistmemes?src=hash" title="#nihilistmemes" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nihilistmemes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/capitalism?src=hash" title="#capitalism" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/humansoflatecapitalism?src=hash" title="#humansoflatecapitalism" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humansoflatecapitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/climatechange?src=hash" title="#climatechange" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/plastic?src=hash" title="#plastic" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plastic</a>
Nonilex<p>Scientists also examined the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/brains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brains</span></a> of 12 deceased patients diagnosed w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a>, &amp; found that they had 3–5 times more <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> than normal brains.<br>…many <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> items (bags, water bottles, tires, polyester or synthetic clothing) can shed small fragments or fibers that make their way into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>air</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a>. Many of those particles are burrowing deep into the human body. Microplastics have been identified in the liver, placenta, blood, testicles, even arteries that lead to the heart.</p>