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picture a day: mar 14 https://cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/picture-a-day-mar-14/
CJ's Wunderkammer · picture a day: mar 14I should take more macro pictures of the 3D printer purge material I have built up. Lots of interesting shapes and contours.
P.S. Happy pi day! I hope you ate some yummy pie today. 😀
Oregon lawmakers target plastic utensils, condiments, hotel toiletries with updated bag ban
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3/n "In the oceans, where #microplastics can coat algae, the loss of fish and seafood was estimated at between 1m and 24m tonnes a year - about 7% of the total- and enough protein to feed tens of millions of people." 
Link to the study: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2423957122
1/n New study estimates that #microplastics could reduce the photosynthesis of terrestrial plants by about 12% and by about 7% in marine algae, which are at the base of the ocean food web and capture #CO2 buffering #ClimateChange.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/10/microplastics-hinder-plant-photosynthesis-study-finds-threatening-millions-with-starvation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
The Guardian · Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
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. #garden #gardening #weeds #weeding #plastic #mulch #microplastics #CommunityGarden #VegetableGardening
#flosstodon began as a response to supply chain issues in Canada that saw all non-PFA floss disappear from shelves after Johnson & Johnson’s sale to a Korean co. Neither the US nor Korean factory wholesales to Canadian stores. All we can buy now is PFA floss—and those “flossers” that look like tiny colourful cheese slicers, and which, like all #plastic, live forever, littering streets and beaches. I started documenting this forever litter. Please join in, share, and follow. #foreverchemicals
The Ultimate Guide to #PlasticFree Tea Bags UK
Are your tea bags really plastic free and biodegradable?
We investigate what makes a #tea bag #biodegradable and #plastic free. Yes, it’s confusing, because even when tea companies say their bags are ‘biodegradable’ or ‘plant-based’, it can still contain a type of #bioplastic (PLA)
www.zerowasted.co.uk · The Ultimate Guide to Plastic Free Tea Bags UKWhich tea bags do not contain plastic? We look at why there is plastic in tea bags and the best plastic free tea bags to buy in the UK.
A new study analyzing organs from deceased individuals found plastic particles accumulating primarily in the brain, with the highest concentrations in recent autopsies, raising concerns about long-term exposure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/03/world/plastic-in-your-brain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #pollution #oceans #waste #plastic #health
The Japan Times · You might have plastic in your brain. Don’t panic — yet.
Birds breathe in dangerous plastics -- and so do we https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227165531.htm
#Plastic pollution is and increasingly will be one of the biggest issues in human health. And we are not talking enough about it.
Great roundtable that #NateHagens put together, recommended!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpXHb7EL4yE
#rubberduck #ocean #plastic #catastrophe "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
Why Aren’t We Losing Our Minds Over the #Plastic in Our Brains? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-arent-we-losing-our-minds-over-the-plastic-in-our-brains/
Scientific AmericanWhy Aren’t We Losing Our Minds Over the Plastic in Our Brains?New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act
While plastic credits are meant to tackle plastic pollution and boost recycled plastic, they place no obligations on buyers to stop producing or using unrecyclable plastic that ends up in the environment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/02/20/sustainability/cambodia-plastic-credits-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #plastic #waste #recycling #cambodia #carbon #emissions
The Japan Times · 'What would you have us do?': The plastic credits problem
#sustainability #plastic #recycling #building
'A mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel that improves insulation and reduces plastic waste has been developed by Newcastle University researchers. ... The team developed the cement mortar mix by replacing sand with silica aerogel and recycled PET plastic, which they then showed improved thermal insulation and weighed less. '
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-mortar-blend-recycled-plastic-insulation.html
Tech Xplore · Innovative mortar blend uses recycled plastic to enhance insulation and cut waste
The man in the shop, who kindly lent me his #thermometer to check the #temperature of our #oven, did not stipulate that it was only the wire probe that should go into the oven. I foresee an uncomfortable return on Monday! #Oops #Hot #Plastic #Melt
Fossil fuel, plastic, and agrichemical companies coordinate social media on climate change, study finds. https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/02/fossil-fuel-plastic-and-agrichemical-companies-coordinate-social-media-on-climate-change-study-finds/
Mongabay Environmental News · Fossil fuel, plastic, and agrichemical companies coordinate social media on climate change, study finds.A recent study reveals a strong connection between three fossil fuel-based industries — oil and gas, plastics, and agrichemicals — and their use of social media to deny climate change and delay climate action. Energy, plastics and agrichemicals all rely on the same feedstock: fossil fuels. The biggest energy companies sell oil and gas predominantly; […]
28 years ago today, the #TokioExpress was hit by a rogue wave and spilled a container full of LEGO into the sea. Adrift is a beautifully presented book that tells the story of this unlikely cargo spill without making light of the very serious problem of plastic pollution.
The Inquisitive Biologist · Book review – Adrift: The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost at SeaA beautifully presented book, Adrift entertains with its story of an unlikely cargo spill without making light of the very serious problem of plastic pollution.
Tiny plastic particles can amplify pollutant absorption in plants and intestinal cells https://phys.org/news/2025-02-tiny-plastic-particles-amplify-pollutant.html
Phys.org · Tiny plastic particles can amplify pollutant absorption in plants and intestinal cells