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Australian-first soft plastic plant recycles REDcycle collapse backlog https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-28/large-scale-recycling-household-soft-plastics-new-taree-facility/105699588#Plastics,PolymersandRubberManufacturing #RecyclingandWasteManagement #RegionalCommunities#Environment
Australian-first soft plastic plant recycles REDcycle collapse backlog https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-28/large-scale-recycling-household-soft-plastics-new-taree-facility/105699588#Plastics,PolymersandRubberManufacturing #RecyclingandWasteManagement #RegionalCommunities#Environment
The collapse of a sixth round of U.N. talks aimed at curbing plastic output has left many advocates of restrictions pessimistic about a global deal in the near future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/16/us-plastics-pollution-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #plastics #pollution #oceans #us #donaldtrump
Landmark plastics treaty falls apart as nations fail to find consensus for pollution https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-15/plastic-pollution-talks-fall-apart/105660770#Plastics,PolymersandRubberManufacturing #EnvironmentalImpact#EnvironmentalPolicy#WorldPolitics#Environment#Pollution
Landmark plastics treaty falls apart as nations fail to find consensus for pollution https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-15/plastic-pollution-talks-fall-apart/105660770#Plastics,PolymersandRubberManufacturing #EnvironmentalImpact#EnvironmentalPolicy#WorldPolitics#Environment#Pollution
'‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows
Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.'
https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/05/maddening-proof-plastics-industry-knew-recycling-was-false-solution-in-1974-new-document-shows/
#fossilfuels #plastics #pollution #environment
'‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows
Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.'
https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/05/maddening-proof-plastics-industry-knew-recycling-was-false-solution-in-1974-new-document-shows/
#fossilfuels #plastics #pollution #environment
Just a reminder #plasticpollution is not a new issue. Scientists found it in birds in the 1960s and described ocean plastics in the early 1970s, with reports in media like the NYTimes and Washington Post. The #plastics industry knew.
Listen to my deep-dive on Plastisphere Podcast: https://on.soundcloud.com/cjiLyn5fxSlUEKhBPh
German radio version (shorter): https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/plastikmuell-im-meer-schon-1972-schlugen-forscher-alarm-100.html
Just a reminder #plasticpollution is not a new issue. Scientists found it in birds in the 1960s and described ocean plastics in the early 1970s, with reports in media like the NYTimes and Washington Post. The #plastics industry knew.
Listen to my deep-dive on Plastisphere Podcast: https://on.soundcloud.com/cjiLyn5fxSlUEKhBPh
German radio version (shorter): https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/plastikmuell-im-meer-schon-1972-schlugen-forscher-alarm-100.html
Guess what % of plastics have been #recycled? No prizes :(
This is so staggeringly serious in its own right and also continues to be a compelling metaphor for AI, which is all ending up in the digital ocean, and we will never be able to get it out.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250721223827.htm
OMG this is, as you say, staggeringly serious: (from the abstract) “Scientists have now confirmed that the most abundant form of plastic in the Atlantic is in the form of nanoplastics, smaller than a micrometer. These particles are everywhere: in rain, rivers, and even the air. They may already be infiltrating entire ecosystems, including the human brain, and researchers say prevention—not cleanup—is our only hope.” 😐
Prevention! What hope is there of that? We’re doomed!
#Prevention#PublicHealth#Plastics#MicroPlastics#Nanoplastics #ecosystems#humanBrains#ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses
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