Protected wetlands can’t keep microplastics out earth.com/environment/protecte…
#nature #environment #wetlands #plastic #microplastics #PlasticPollution
Microplastics have spread throughout a protected Florida wetland, with a new study revealing that water determines where the pollution piles up.Rodielon Putol (Earth.com)
Coastal animals are creating an unexpected new community.Mihai Andrei (ZME Science)
In the category "great inventions": vegan leather that isn't plastic!
#vegan #leather #cactus #AnimalRights #mexico #climate #environment #plastic #PlasticFree
Sea salt in Lombok Island, Indonesia is contaminated with microplastics: study news.mongabay.com/short-articl…
#Indonesia #Lombok #environment #plastic #microplastics #PlasticPollution
Sea salt sold in markets across Lombok Island, Indonesia, is contaminated with microplastics, according to a recent study. Microplastics are small plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in length that form when larger plastic waste breaks down.bobbybascomb (Mongabay Environmental News)
Cartoon: Recycling dilemmas
In more "recycling is just shipping your plastic overseas where it actually doesn't get recycled"
LA Times: Malaysia will stop accepting U.S. plastic waste, creating a dilemma for California
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Malaysia emerged as a major destination for U.S. waste after China banned U.S. waste imports in 2018.Susanne Rust (Los Angeles Times)
We need to talk about #plastic: five everyday items choking the planet
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It is one of the world’s most dangerous materials, and global leaders are meeting in South Korea to thrash out a treaty to curb its effectsEmma Bryce (The Guardian)
