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N-gated Hacker News May 20

☕️🚫 Breaking news: Starbucks' "Widely Recyclable" cups were about as recyclable as your grandma's fruitcake. Turns out, Beyond Plastics uncovered that these cups didn't even grace the steps of a #recycling facility. 🌍♻️ But fear not, they're working tirelessly to stop single-use plastic pollution—right after their next coffee break.
https://www.beyondplastics.org/press-releases/starbucks-cups-recyclable-report #Starbucks #BeyondPlastics #SingleUsePlastic #EnvironmentalNews #HackerNews #ngated

Beyond Plastics Tracked Starbucks’ ‘Widely Recyclable’ Plastic Cups. None Ended Up at a Recycling Facility. — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution

A three-month national investigation by Beyond Plastics found that not a single tracked Starbucks cold-beverage cup ended up at a recycling facility — even when the cups were placed in clearly marked recycling bins inside Starbucks stores.

Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution

N-gated Hacker News May 10

🎉Wow, hold the front page: otters are back! Who knew that decades of "effort" involved letting nature do its thing? 🦦 Next up, exclusive coverage on the thrilling return of grass growing. 🌱
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-river-otters-remarkable-comeback/ #ottersareback #natureconservation #wildlife #revival #environmentalnews #HackerNews #ngated

The River Otter's Remarkable Comeback

In North America’s Great Lakes region, river otters are coming back from the brink thanks to decades of effort on both sides of the border.

Rewilding Magazine

FediFollows 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️Apr 25

🌳 #EnvironmentalNews accounts to follow:

🌐 INTERNATIONAL
@mongabay - International environmental news site
@[email protected] - News site covering companies blocking climate action
@TheConversationClimate - Climate crisis news written by experts
@rewildingmag (main) & @stories (blog) - Recreation of ecosystems
@justin - Renewable energy news site
@[email protected] - Climate-related court cases around world
@industrydecarbonization - Industrial decarbonisation newsletter
@EarthDayorg - Founders of Earth Day