Mastodawn

„They [Aramco] label #plastic as “circular” and climate-friendly, although in practice it remains almost entirely fossil-based, exacerbating #globalwarming and the #PlasticCrisis.“
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/27/recycled-plastic-packaging-claims-misleading-say-experts

Europe’s supermarket shelves packed with ‘misleading’ claims about recycled plastic packaging

Manufacturers use method that labels plastic as ‘circular’ and climate-friendly, despite being mostly fossil-based

The Guardian

Swaantje Güntzel Sep 12, 2025

Meet us at POSITIONS BERLIN Art Fair, Galerie Holthoff (Hamburg), Booth B 27. Still running until Sunday (September 14th)!

[Swaantje Güntzel, stomach contents XXL, 2014, metal, plastics, height: 145 cm. Vending machine filled with toys ingested by laysan albatrosses in the Pacific Ocean. Realized with the help of Kure Atoll Conservancy. Foto: Alexander Burzik].

[Swaantje Güntzel, Crevasse / Brixdalsbreen, Norway, ca. 1970, 2022, cropped postcard, 33.4 x 22.8 cm. The images of glaciers found on photographs, postcards, CdV, maps etc. were cut out and preserved. Foto: Tobias Hübel]

[Swaantje Güntzel, Anna, carrying plastic wrapped fruits, 2019, Diasec, 100 x 67,7 cm, Foto: Henriette Pogoda]

#artfair #positions #positionsberlin #galerieholthoff #berlin #tempelhof #glaciers #plasticpollution #plasticcrisis #henriettepogoda #alexanderburzik #tobiashübel #porzellanteller #porcelainplates #brixdalsbreen #norwegen #postcard #postkarten #norway #meltingglaciers #kureatoll #kureatollconservancy #vendingmachine #laysanalbatros #laysanalbatross #toys #plastik #plastic #obst #fruit #plastikverpackungen #booth #messestand

Swaantje Güntzel Sep 12, 2025

Podcast recommendation
If you want to learn more about the plastic crisis I can highly recommend the Plastisphere Podcast by Anja Krieger. It has been a very important source for my research in the last years.

https://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/

On Mastodon: https://podcasts.social/@plastisphere

#plastispherepodcast #plastisphere #podcast #ankakrieger #plasticpollution #plasticcrisis

Dennis Bours Aug 17, 2025

🌍 The UN’s global plastic treaty talks are faltering, with nations divided over binding rules and industry influence growing. Without stronger commitments, hopes for curbing plastic pollution may slip away. 🧃⚖️ #PlasticCrisis #UNTreaty #Sustainability
🔗 https://impakter.com/un-global-plastic-treaty-failure/

No Resolution for the World’s $1.5 Trillion Plastic Problem

Representatives from 184 countries gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the global plastic problem, but failed to come to an agreement

Impakter

The-14 Aug 16, 2025

Three reasons plastic pollution treaty talks ended in disagreement and deadlock (but not collapse)
#PlasticPollution #UNPlasticsTreaty #GlobalAction #ClimateAction #PlasticWaste #Sustainability #EcoPolicy #PlasticFree #PlasticCrisis #GreenPolicy
https://the-14.com/three-reasons-plastic-pollution-treaty-talks-ended-in-disagreement-and-deadlock-but-not-collapse/

Three reasons plastic pollution treaty talks ended in disagreement and deadlock (but not collapse) | The-14

UN plastics treaty talks end in deadlock due to weak drafts, entrenched positions & refusal to vote; next steps need political will, alliances & decisive action

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