Greenpeace International
@greenpeace@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

🧵 Tips for reducing microplastic exposure recommended in this article:

Avoid packaged & ultra-processed foods
Don't microwave plastics or use plastic water bottles
Follow a plant-based diet
Minimize dust in your home
Use fragrance-free personal care & cleaning products

The journalist forgot one: support a strong Global #PlasticsTreaty that drastically cuts plastic production! 🌍

Add your name ⤵️

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/lets-end-the-age-of-plastic/

Screenshot: Washington Post article. July 23, 2025. Guest column by Tracey Woodruff. Title: I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how I limit the plastic in my life. Excerpt: "Microplastics are everywhere. But there are simple ways to lower your exposure. Microplastics are really small pieces of plastic — less than five millimeters long on one side or about the size of a pencil eraser. That means some of them are visible to the naked eye, but others are so tiny that you can’t even see them — smaller than the width of your hair or even a red blood cell. (...) Overall, it’s about reducing plastic use, particularly single-use plastics.Here’s what I’ve done to limit the microplastics in my life."
Screenshot: Washington Post article. July 23, 2025. Guest column by Tracey Woodruff. Title: I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how I limit the plastic in my life. Excerpt: "Microplastics are everywhere. But there are simple ways to lower your exposure. Microplastics are really small pieces of plastic — less than five millimeters long on one side or about the size of a pencil eraser. That means some of them are visible to the naked eye, but others are so tiny that you can’t even see them — smaller than the width of your hair or even a red blood cell. (...) Overall, it’s about reducing plastic use, particularly single-use plastics.Here’s what I’ve done to limit the microplastics in my life."
Screenshot: Washington Post article. July 23, 2025. Guest column by Tracey Woodruff. Title: I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how I limit the plastic in my life. Excerpt: "Microplastics are everywhere. But there are simple ways to lower your exposure. Microplastics are really small pieces of plastic — less than five millimeters long on one side or about the size of a pencil eraser. That means some of them are visible to the naked eye, but others are so tiny that you can’t even see them — smaller than the width of your hair or even a red blood cell. (...) Overall, it’s about reducing plastic use, particularly single-use plastics.Here’s what I’ve done to limit the microplastics in my life."
Greenpeace International
@greenpeace@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

🧵 Tips for reducing microplastic exposure recommended in this article:

Avoid packaged & ultra-processed foods
Don't microwave plastics or use plastic water bottles
Follow a plant-based diet
Minimize dust in your home
Use fragrance-free personal care & cleaning products

The journalist forgot one: support a strong Global #PlasticsTreaty that drastically cuts plastic production! 🌍

Add your name ⤵️

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/lets-end-the-age-of-plastic/

Screenshot: Washington Post article. July 23, 2025. Guest column by Tracey Woodruff. Title: I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how I limit the plastic in my life. Excerpt: "Microplastics are everywhere. But there are simple ways to lower your exposure. Microplastics are really small pieces of plastic — less than five millimeters long on one side or about the size of a pencil eraser. That means some of them are visible to the naked eye, but others are so tiny that you can’t even see them — smaller than the width of your hair or even a red blood cell. (...) Overall, it’s about reducing plastic use, particularly single-use plastics.Here’s what I’ve done to limit the microplastics in my life."
Screenshot: Washington Post article. July 23, 2025. Guest column by Tracey Woodruff. Title: I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how I limit the plastic in my life. Excerpt: "Microplastics are everywhere. But there are simple ways to lower your exposure. Microplastics are really small pieces of plastic — less than five millimeters long on one side or about the size of a pencil eraser. That means some of them are visible to the naked eye, but others are so tiny that you can’t even see them — smaller than the width of your hair or even a red blood cell. (...) Overall, it’s about reducing plastic use, particularly single-use plastics.Here’s what I’ve done to limit the microplastics in my life."
Screenshot: Washington Post article. July 23, 2025. Guest column by Tracey Woodruff. Title: I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how I limit the plastic in my life. Excerpt: "Microplastics are everywhere. But there are simple ways to lower your exposure. Microplastics are really small pieces of plastic — less than five millimeters long on one side or about the size of a pencil eraser. That means some of them are visible to the naked eye, but others are so tiny that you can’t even see them — smaller than the width of your hair or even a red blood cell. (...) Overall, it’s about reducing plastic use, particularly single-use plastics.Here’s what I’ve done to limit the microplastics in my life."
Greenpeace International
@greenpeace@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Recycling does not match the scale of the plastic that's being produced.

It’s time to turn off the tap.

We have to stop the PRODUCTION of all that unnecessary plastic!

From 5 to 14 August, governments are gathering in Geneva to try to finalise a Global #PlasticsTreaty — a once-in-a-generation chance to turn the tide on plastic pollution.

✊ Urge world leaders to choose people and planet — not polluters.​

Add your name: https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/lets-end-the-age-of-plastic/
Greenpeace International
@greenpeace@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Recycling does not match the scale of the plastic that's being produced.

It’s time to turn off the tap.

We have to stop the PRODUCTION of all that unnecessary plastic!

From 5 to 14 August, governments are gathering in Geneva to try to finalise a Global #PlasticsTreaty — a once-in-a-generation chance to turn the tide on plastic pollution.

✊ Urge world leaders to choose people and planet — not polluters.​

Add your name: https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/lets-end-the-age-of-plastic/