AI6YR BenIn more "recycling is just shipping your plastic overseas where it actually doesn't get recycled"
LA Times: Malaysia will stop accepting U.S. plastic waste, creating a dilemma for California
Definitely Doc DYes, plastic shopping bags harm sealife, water quality, and our health, and
Yes, plastic bag bans work.
Also, an encouraging update on progress toward an international agreement reducing single use plastics like coffee stirrers and cotton swab sticks.
#plastic #oceans #publichealth #climatechange #wildlife #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #fossilfuels
https://grist.org/science/plastic-bag-ban-beach-cleanups-ocean-conservancy-study/
Interesting, wine barrel converted to a bicycle rack. 🤔 (clearly, no way to lock the bicycle there, but unique). #BikeTooter #wine #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle
dalloGlass bottles [sealed with plastic caps] found to contain more microplastics than plastic bottles
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-glass-bottles-microplastics-plastic.html
> Drinks including water, soda, beer and wine sold in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in plastic bottles, according to a surprising study released by France's food safety agency Friday.
I wonder whether corks or rubber seals for canning jar could be a solution.
#plastics #microplastics #reduceReuseRecycle #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #pollution #science
Recycling plasting is a joke. Reduce.
Recycled plastic can affect hormone systems https://www.gu.se/en/news/recycled-plastic-can-affect-hormone-systems
> A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study with researchers from University of Gothenburg and Leipzig shows that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach chemicals into water causing impacts in the hormone systems and lipid metabolism of zebrafish larvae.
#plastic #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #reduceReuseRecycle #recycle #science #pollution
Recycled plastic can affect hormone systems
A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study with researchers from University of Gothenburg and Leipzig shows that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach chemicals into water causing impacts in the hormone systems and lipid metabolism of zebrafish larvae.
Repair Cafe RugbySo last Saturday was our second and thus last #RepairCafe in June. I predicted another quite session like the previous one, but everyone was very happy to point out that I got it wrong and we were almost as bust as usual.
We still get new people coming along to become volunteers and so I think that we're still pretty much getting it right. It's all about keeping people happy, isn't it? Short term by volunteering and long term but helping the environment.
Traeger smoker on the curb the other day. People do not know how to fix things. (Bypassed this, don't need a smoker... already have a charcoal one). #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #scavenging
**fix for this I think is to take the table back, and cut yourself some replacement boards for the top, and paint the whole thing. #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle
Chery (Great Australian Pods)@MsDropbear42 you'll be pleased with me - this morning I attended my first zoom conference via the old laptop now running linux.
No drama.🐧👩💻✅
#Linux #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle
No drama.🐧👩💻✅
#Linux #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle
More salvaged stuff from this weekend's trash bin diversion. Radio Shack scanner, which (after heavy scrubbing) is working fine. You can never have too many scanners or radios, LOL. This required just peeling out corroded batteries, and thorough scrubbing with window cleaner (years of dust on top and some cigarette smoke. Had to hit it three times with the window cleaner and scrub the outside surfaces with a tooth brush). Attracting dust out here though... #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #radio
