Whilst #PlasticPolution is a extremely serious environmental problem, there are easy solutions.

1. Produce less (non biodegradable) plastic products.

2. Recycle plastic.

Generally, those that profit from manufacturing plastic products don't like solution 1 (they intentionally over produce plastic products) The public & the government [s] don't do enough of option 2.

#Environment #plastic #pollution

BBC News: From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed
BBC News - From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5eyjd2zz7o

#plasticPolution #oceanCleanup

'#Clean v #green: ‘disgust wins out’ over #EcoIdeals when doing #laundry, study finds -

A single laundry load of #polyester clothes can discharge 700,000 #microplastic fibres, according to a report from the European parliament’s research service.'
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/13/clean-v-green-disgust-eco-ideals-laundry-study
#Environment #PlasticPolution #ClimateCrisis #Sustainability

Yet more evidence of the problem of #PlasticPolution and #microplastic - { Begin sarcasm}but how can we ever give up the convenience {End sarcasm}

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/10/microplastics-found-in-every-human-semen-sample-tested-in-chinese-study

Just learned about this documentary, Blue Vinyl. Looks like something worth watching!

https://tubitv.com/movies/312591/blue-vinyl

For more information about the film and the concerns about plastics, check out Beyond Plastics (a very worthy nonprofit) ..

https://www.beyondplastics.org/from-the-grassroots/see-blue-vinyl-from-coast-to-coast

#BlueVinyl #BeyondPlastics #EarthDay #climate #plasticpolution

SOmething that perhaps other countries should consider:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/04/ad-regulator-to-crack-down-on-biodegradable-and-compostable-claims-aoe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#PlasticPolution #MisleadingClaims #FalseAdvertising #IndustryDuplicity #FalseSolutions

I just published Microplastics: There’s a Little Barbie in All of Us https://link.medium.com/FN8OooK6fCb

#HealthyLiving #plasticpolution #microplastics #article