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Primo Natura<p>"Plastic with a past: traceable pots made from reclaimed fishing nets"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.positive.news/society/plastic-with-a-past-traceable-pots-made-from-reclaimed-fishing-nets/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">positive.news/society/plastic-</span><span class="invisible">with-a-past-traceable-pots-made-from-reclaimed-fishing-nets/</span></a></p>
Ivi Choc<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nanoplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nanoplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/autopsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autopsy</span></a></p><p>Original open acces article</p><p>Nihart et al. 03 February 2025, Nat Med 31, 1114–1119</p><p>Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains. </p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03453-1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-034</span><span class="invisible">53-1</span></a></p>
Ivi Choc<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FYI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FYI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PaulBeckwith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaulBeckwith</span></a> video lecture and literature review <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nanoplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nanoplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a></p><p>Paul on plastic contamination in our brain and other organs Part III.<br>and a shoutout to neurologists, neuroscientists for more data</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi864FymjNY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=wi864FymjNY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"The life of microplastic: how fragments move through plants, insects, animals - and you"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/jul/28/the-life-of-microplastic-how-fragments-move-through-plants-insects-animals-and-you" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/news/ng-intera</span><span class="invisible">ctive/2025/jul/28/the-life-of-microplastic-how-fragments-move-through-plants-insects-animals-and-you</span></a></p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:​The science behind plastic recycling and why it needs a rethink. Plastic recycling is failing not just because of consumer habits, but also due to thermodynamic, chemical, and engineering constraints.
Dr. Melanie Bergmann<p>Timely new paper concludes „A hazard-based approach to identifying plastic chemicals of concern would enable efficient action toward mitigating the impacts of plastics on human health &amp; the environment &amp; facilitate a transition to a safe &amp; sustainable <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> economy“<br><a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.5c02912" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.e</span><span class="invisible">st.5c02912</span></a></p>
Australia News Beep<p>Europe’s big trash-burning experiment has become a dirty headache – POLITICO</p><p>In…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AU</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bonds</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Circulareconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Circulareconomy</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Companies</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Construction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Construction</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>courts</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Denmark</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Feed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Feed</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/footprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>footprint</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fossilfuels</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/imports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>imports</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Mayors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mayors</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NGOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NGOs</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Overcapacity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Overcapacity</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Policy</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/produce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>produce</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/RENEWABLEENERGY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RENEWABLEENERGY</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rights</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Waste</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/au/26570/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/au/26570/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Warren Currie 🦠🦐<p>Weekend <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Plankton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plankton</span></a> Factoid 🦠🦐<br>27 M tonnes. Dutch NIOZ scientists found that nanoplastics (&lt;1 μm) are not only widespread, but equivalent to the mass of macro &amp; microplastics! Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> don't just float on the surface, but can be found at depths below 1000m. These particles are likely interfering with <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/zooplankton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zooplankton</span></a> feeding because many organisms forage on these sizes of particles. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250721223827.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedaily.com/releases/2025</span><span class="invisible">/07/250721223827.htm</span></a></p>
Ivi Choc<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nanoplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nanoplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/autopsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autopsy</span></a></p><p>Original open acces article</p><p>Nihart et al. 03 February 2025, Nat Med 31, 1114–1119</p><p>Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03453-1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-034</span><span class="invisible">53-1</span></a></p>
Ivi Choc<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FYI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FYI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PaulBeckwith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaulBeckwith</span></a> video lecture and literature review <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nanoplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nanoplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a></p><p>"Global plastic production has increased exponentially from 1 to 2 million tons in 1950 to over 400 million tons in 2023, and production is doubling every 10 to 15 years."</p><p>"As of 2024, from autopsies of many people, the median level of plastic in the human brain was 0.5% by weight. Numbers were higher for dementia suffering patients."</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZpSBn6ORBw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=hZpSBn6ORBw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn't straws or grocery bags. It's your tires"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cars</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vehicles</span></a></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-07-biggest-microplastic-pollution-sources-isnt.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-07-biggest-</span><span class="invisible">microplastic-pollution-sources-isnt.html</span></a></p>
Ivi Choc<p>Original open access article</p><p>ten Hietbrink et al. 09 July 2025, Nature 643, 412–416</p><p>Nanoplastic concentrations across the North Atlantic</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09218-1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-092</span><span class="invisible">18-1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plasticpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasticpollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PET</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PVC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PVC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nanoplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nanoplastic</span></a></p>
Ivi Choc<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FYI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FYI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PaulBeckwith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaulBeckwith</span></a> video lecture and literature review <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plasticpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasticpollution</span></a> </p><p>"nanoplastics are everywhere and are in much higher levels than anybody thought, with the cumulative mass in the north Atlantic of 27 million tonnes, which exceeds that of much larger plastic chunks.<br>Because nanoplastics are so small, they easily pass through biological cell walls, and can penetrate everywhere including the entire human body"</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi3tOV9AmKQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Vi3tOV9AmKQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PET</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PVC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PVC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nanoplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nanoplastic</span></a></p>
Dag<p>Lobbyists from petrosates are hampering <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/treaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treaty</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/23/total-infiltration-how-plastics-industry-swamped-vital-global-treaty-talks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/23/total-infiltration-how-plastics-industry-swamped-vital-global-treaty-talks</span></a></p>
Bobsee<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> recycling is failing. Is there hope for limits to production? <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/23/total-infiltration-how-plastics-industry-swamped-vital-global-treaty-talks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/23/total-infiltration-how-plastics-industry-swamped-vital-global-treaty-talks</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"DIY plastic recycling made easy: How a global community is fighting plastic pollution"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recycling</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/07/20/diy-plastic-recycling-made-easy-how-a-global-community-is-fighting-plastic-pollution" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/green/2025/07/20/</span><span class="invisible">diy-plastic-recycling-made-easy-how-a-global-community-is-fighting-plastic-pollution</span></a></p>
Su_G<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@kate" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kate</span></a></span> </p><p>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.” 😐 <br>Prevention! What hope is there of that? We’re doomed! </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Prevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prevention</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MicroPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPlastics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Nanoplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nanoplastics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/humanBrains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanBrains</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses</span></a></p>
&2i<p>"Researchers in Hawaii have discovered that marine fungi (yes, actual ocean mushrooms) can eat one of the world’s most common plastics: polyurethane.<br>It’s the type of plastic used in everything from medical gear to industrial materials… and it usually sticks around for centuries. But scientists found that more than 60% of fungi collected from the waters around Oʻahu were happily snacking on it. And the best bit? These fungi are getting faster. Some increased their plastic-digesting powers by 15% in just 3 months.<br>The goal? A future where these mighty microbes help us clean up beaches, seas, and those planet-sized patches of plastic waste floating in our oceans.""<br><a href="https://smol.com/uk/stories/smol-talk-july-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">smol.com/uk/stories/smol-talk-</span><span class="invisible">july-2025</span></a> <br><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/biodegrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodegrading</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a>.</p>
Wen<p>How the Plastics industry was allowed to override global treaties</p><p>Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/23/total-infiltration-how-plastics-industry-swamped-vital-global-treaty-talks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/23/total-infiltration-how-plastics-industry-swamped-vital-global-treaty-talks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a></p>
Environment | The Guardian US<p>‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/23/total-infiltration-how-plastics-industry-swamped-vital-global-treaty-talks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/23/total-infiltration-how-plastics-industry-swamped-vital-global-treaty-talks</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Oilandgascompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oilandgascompanies</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedNations</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaudiArabia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fossilfuels</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lobbying</span></a></p>