this is absolutely horrifying... #plasticWaste #documentary #indonesia #tofu #food

this is absolutely horrifying... #plasticWaste #documentary #indonesia #tofu #food
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This isn't a promotion or anything, but with all the greenwash nonsense out there trying to convince you to buy more unnecessary stuff in the name of sustainability I'm going to take a moment to rave about these resuable silicone tub tops I got which genuinely usefully meet a real need (and yes it's sad that that feels so unusual!)
Only 9.5% of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. The findings, reported in Communications Earth & Environment, are part of a comprehensive analysis of the global plastics sector...
And another research by Auke-Florian Hiemstra and colleagues - when nature strikes back: "Apparently #Magpies and #Crows Are Using "Anti-Bird Spikes" to Make Their Nests":
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/apparently-magpies-and-crows-are-using-anti-bird-spikes-make-their-nests
Perhaps you know about the art collaboration between Herbert Duprat and #caddisflies producing precious #casings?
Inspired by this work, biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra et al. worked about the cases for detecting #plasticWaste before the term #microplastics existed.
A fascinating thread about the scientists' detective work https://bsky.app/profile/aukeflorian.nl/post/3lmeqk4xpnc2m and the study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969725005820
#Trichoptera tell about 50 years of #plastics history.
NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀 Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯 A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛 Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
Small shifts
Silja Puranen, Leena Illukka, Virpi Vesanen-Laukkanen
Arthouse RaumArs
4.4.-3.5.3025
#contemporaryart #videoart #contemporarytextiles #reclaimedtextiles
#embroidery
#softsculptures #videoinstallation #plasticwaste #plasticflowers #taidetaloraumars #rauma
Coca-Cola’s Plastic Waste Polluting Oceans Projected to Reach 1.3 Billion Pounds per Year by 2030: Oceana Report https://www.ecowatch.com/coca-cola-plastic-waste-oceans.html
#ocean #environment #plastic #PlasticWaste #PlasticPollution #CocaCola