Original news:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56687585
And yes, in a world with PEF, any amount of PET is bad.
Covering PET in paper to trick consumers is inexcusable.
Canadian startups want to reduce plastic waste in healthcare. "Every time you drink water, or eat food, or simply breathe, micro and nanoplastics are likely entering your body. In fact, the average person consumes an estimated 50,000 pieces of microplastics every year. But what do these plastics — specifically the ones in medical devices and products — do when they get into our lungs or colons? The short answer is: We don't fully know." #health #environment #plastic https://www.thestar.com/business/mars/can-health-care-s-plastic-habit-be-cured/article_c4332982-f020-44a1-8fd3-85bcb7b2642a.html
#Today How to reduce the micro-plastics in your drinking water.
1) Boil the water
2) Filter it
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/microplastics-tap-water-boiling
A good home distiller performs both steps and produces pure water.
"Microplastics in sea turtle nests could cause a dangerous gender imbalance"
Mice who ingested particles produced by chopping food on polypropylene cutting boards developed markers of intestinal inflammation; use of polyethylene cutting boards resulted in changes in the gut microbiome and liver metabolism.
Summary: https://www.ehn.org/microplastics-plastic-cutting-boards-2671628530.html
Original paper: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP15472
"Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: Study"
#Coke #Plastic #Plastics #Environment
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-billion-pounds-coke-plastic-waterways.html
Os comparto una imagen de Daniel Canogar, de la serie Vórtice de 2011, que me impactó mucho en su momento. Las copias se expusieron en gran formato.
Un buen ejemplo de la sociedad de consumo y el desperdicio. Me interesó de la imagen el tratamiento limpio, sin apenas dramatismo pero que simboliza tan bien la forma de vida que tenemos.
https://www.alojapan.com/1230603/japanese-scientists-develop-new-plastic-that-dissolves-in-saltwater/ Japanese Scientists Develop New Plastic That Dissolves In Saltwater #biodegradable #environment #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #plastic #RIKEN #saltwater #supramolecular Plastics are known for their durability and strength, making them ideal for everyday use. However, their long-lasting nature becomes a significant environmental issue when they end up in nature. Traditional plastics, made with strong covalent bonds, are diffi…
Why is my cantaloupe turning my plastic fork orange-ish? Lightly orange, but orange. Did they add food coloring to my cantaloupe? I bought it precut. So confused and wondering if I should continue to eat said cantaloupe. #food #fruit #plastic #disabled #cantaloupe
New plastic dissolves in ocean overnight, leaving no microplastics https://newatlas.com/materials/plastic-dissolves-ocean-overnight-no-microplastics
An Inexpensive Way to Break Down Plastic - Plastic has been a revolutionary material over the past century, with an uncountab... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/an-inexpensive-way-to-break-down-plastic/ #greenhacks #recycling #catalyst #monomer #plastic #polymer #pet
New Evidence Links Microplastics with Chronic Disease https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250325120139.htm
Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: Study https://phys.org/news/2025-03-billion-pounds-coke-plastic-waterways.html
How Microplastics Get into Our Food
Kitchen items—sponges, blenders, kettles—are abundant sources of microplastics that we all consume
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microplastics-get-into-our-food/
Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study finds https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250325120151.htm
"Plastic pollution cuts into fishers’ livelihoods in Ecuador and Peru"
#CocaCola #recalled due to possible #plastic #contamination: See the affected states
Scientists break down plastic using simple/inexpensive catalyst & air
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-scientists-plastic-simple-inexpensive-catalyst.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43440321
Thermodynamically leveraged solventless aerobic deconstruction of polyethylene-terephthalate molybdenum-dioxo catalyst
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/gc/d4gc05916f
@VikingChieftain @hanse_mina to "fix it", he just have to see to that #USA can produce #plastic products for a lower cost than #ccp #China
