"Scientists in Japan Develop Non-Toxic Plastic That Dissolves in Seawater Within Hours"

"Scientists in Japan Develop Non-Toxic Plastic That Dissolves in Seawater Within Hours"
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A woman picks a water bottle from washed-up rubbish on the polluted Pasig River on World Environment Day.
Photograph: Eloisa Lopez/Reuters
#Scientists in #Japan develop #plastic that dissolves in #seawater within hours
While scientists have long experimented with #biodegradable #plastics, researchers from RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and the Univ of Tokyo say their new material breaks down much more quickly and leaves no residual trace.
Team doesn't have plans for commercialisation, project lead Takuzo Aida said their research has attracted significant interest, including from packaging sector.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/scientists-japan-develop-plastic-that-dissolves-seawater-within-hours-2025-06-04/
I decided to take a critical look at all my kitchenware. I've got rid of all the plastic utensils and bought replacements in either stainless steel or silicone.
I hope it helps me reduce my daily plastic intake, which although still not scientifically conclusive on the long term effects, is absolutely not healthy for the body.
I've also decided to never ever buy plastic bottles nor buy products in plastic bottles like water, soda's, olive oil, sauces ever again.
I always feel a mixture of sadness and anger when I see the debris that has washed up from the harbour after a storm. So much visible plastic, let alone the unseen microplastics
"A Seabird Chick With 778 Pieces of Plastic in Its Body Shows How Bad Marine Pollution Has Gotten"
#Birds #Plastic #Plastics #Animals
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27052025/todays-climate-plastic-pollution-seabird-health-ocean/
"Environmental SOS: Rare birds crunch from bellies full of plastic"
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-environmental-sos-rare-birds-crunch.html
So, if you are wondering why I was late to start live post yesterday, this is what I was trying to fix with my friend: It's a Roomba.
First time I've seen a motherboard of a clean base covered in plastic blister pack. Most likley to prevent dust from getting in, but it made it pain in a butt to repair.
Dow chemicals- plastics advertisement 1950
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#Plastics #DowChemicals #Advertisement #Retro #vintage
I been chewing the cud because there’s flu in the blood
and there’s shit in the water of which none till the flood
there’s more co2 there as proportion of the air
than since complicated life was just a chance damn rare
and though we knew enough to be imbuing the mud
with nutrition as we ought we haven’t understood
or more tellingly forgetting each ecology scare
jesus properly wept seeing us come unprepared
to the dusk of the holocene cos we chose the polythene
teflon gone wrong when there’s non stick copper
with hygienic properties and heat stressed pottery
and that’s just the pots and the crockery
don’t even get me starting with the tupperware
or vinyl extensions in my eldest daughter’s hair
or my baby’s teddy bear always moulting majorly
and we still haven’t named the supply chain slavery
"Fully protected marine areas in Brazil are contaminated by microplastics"
#Brazil #Microplastics #Plastic #Plastics
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-fully-marine-areas-brazil-contaminated.html
French Food Giant Danone Sued Over Plastic Use Under Landmark Law https://www.diningandcooking.com/2087754/french-food-giant-danone-sued-over-plastic-use-under-landmark-law/ #ClientEarth #ContainersAndPackaging #CorporateSocialResponsibility #DanoneSA #dinner #EUROPE #francais #france #French #FrenchDinner #GlobalWarming #LawAndLegislation #plastics #RecyclingOfWasteMaterials #SuitsAndLitigation(Civil) #SurfriderEurope #ZeroWasteFrance
Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility, but much of the waste we send to the landfill comes from products which offer no sustainable alternative. (Take a moment to inventory the plastics in your home.) What can I, the consumer, do to improve this situation? #environment #plastics #sustainability
"Cleaning plastic containers in a dishwasher is a source of microplastic pollution, study finds"
#Plastic #Plastics #Microplastics
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-plastic-dishwasher-source-microplastic-pollution.html