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brad m<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mycelium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mycelium</span></a> <br>“A research team at the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UniversityofWashington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityofWashington</span></a> recently developed a 3D printing method that could transform post-consumer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coffee</span></a> waste into useful, yet <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/compostable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compostable</span></a>, materials similar to custom-shaped polystyrene foam” <br>“such innovations could help reduce reliance on petroleum-based <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a>” </p><p><a href="https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/05/06/study-coffee-grounds-with-fungal-stuff-could-replace-packing-foam/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dailycoffeenews.com/2025/05/06</span><span class="invisible">/study-coffee-grounds-with-fungal-stuff-could-replace-packing-foam/</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"Glitter’s sparkle hides a darker side – it can change the chemistry of our oceans"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Glitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Glitter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oceans</span></a></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/glitters-sparkle-hides-a-darker-side-it-can-change-the-chemistry-of-our-oceans-255155" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/glitters-s</span><span class="invisible">parkle-hides-a-darker-side-it-can-change-the-chemistry-of-our-oceans-255155</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"Cornstarch sanitary pads cheap enough to avoid tons of ocean plastics, study shows"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-04-cornstarch-sanitary-pads-cheap-tons.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-04-cornstar</span><span class="invisible">ch-sanitary-pads-cheap-tons.html</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"Plans Advance for Huge New Exxon Plastics Plant in Texas"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01052025/texas-school-district-enters-tax-break-negotiations-with-exxonmobil-plastics-plant/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideclimatenews.org/news/010</span><span class="invisible">52025/texas-school-district-enters-tax-break-negotiations-with-exxonmobil-plastics-plant/</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/75009/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/75009/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Revolutionary Change in Feminine Hygiene: Innovative Corn-Based Sanitary Pads Slash 485 Million Pounds of Plastic Waste Annually in Global Environmental Breakthrough <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SustainableDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WasteManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasteManagement</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/74033/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/74033/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Revolutionary Change in Feminine Hygiene: Innovative Corn-Based Sanitary Pads Slash 485 Million Pounds of Plastic Waste Annually in Global Environmental Breakthrough <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SustainableDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WasteManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasteManagement</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"Are microplastics really in everything – even my brain?"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-interactive/2025/apr/30/microplastics-what-to-know" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/wellness/ng-in</span><span class="invisible">teractive/2025/apr/30/microplastics-what-to-know</span></a></p>
earthling<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> in the marine environment</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Formation of micro- and nanoplastics </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nanoplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nanoplastics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a></p>
earthling<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Microplastic-pathway-in-ocean-and-land-environment_fig1_346574036" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">researchgate.net/figure/Microp</span><span class="invisible">lastic-pathway-in-ocean-and-land-environment_fig1_346574036</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Microplastics in the Environment ed. by Rao Y. Surampalli et al, 2025</p><p>Fate, Impacts, Removal and Management</p><p>Enables readers to assess, manage and prevent damage from the environment’s biggest enemy: microplastics</p><p><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781394251100" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/bo</span><span class="invisible">ok/10.1002/9781394251100</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>The masterful design of the two-liter plastic soda bottle</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU_gH36GG58" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=kU_gH36GG58</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/materials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>materials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/containers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>containers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manufacturing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>In 2018, estimated 356,238 deaths globally were attributed 2 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DEHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEHP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/polymers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polymers</span></a> and their <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemical</span></a> additive exposure representing 13.497% of all <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cardiovascular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cardiovascular</span></a> deaths among individuals aged 55–64. Of these, 349,113 were attributed 2 use of plastics. Geographic disparities - Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and Pacific accounted for the largest shares of DEHP-attributable CVD deaths (73.163%). Globally, DEHP resulted in 10.473 million YLL. <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(25)00174-4/fulltext" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/PIIS2352-3964(25)00174-4/fulltext</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Analysis<p>The EU has banned BPAs: here’s what you need to know about this common, toxic compound.</p><p>The European Union has banned the use of bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor widely used in plastics.</p><p>This came into effect with Regulation 2024/3190 in late 2024, but it took over 20 years of scientific study to cut out this silent toxin.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250430-the-eu-has-banned-bpas-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-this-common-toxic-compound?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250430</span><span class="invisible">-the-eu-has-banned-bpas-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-this-common-toxic-compound?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/BPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BPA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Bisphenol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bisphenol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chemical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Toxin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toxin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a></p>
Lifestyle | The Guardian US<p>Are microplastics really in everything – even my brain? <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-interactive/2025/apr/30/microplastics-what-to-know" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/wellness/ng-in</span><span class="invisible">teractive/2025/apr/30/microplastics-what-to-know</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Wellactually" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wellactually</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pfas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pfas</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Phthalates &amp; cardiovascular disease: Attributable mortality<br><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-heart-disease-deaths-worldwide-linked.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04</span><span class="invisible">-heart-disease-deaths-worldwide-linked.html</span></a><br><a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(25)00174-4/fulltext" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/PIIS2352-3964(25)00174-4/fulltext</span></a><br><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43831142" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4</span><span class="invisible">3831142</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemicals-product-safety/phthalates.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">canada.ca/en/health-canada/ser</span><span class="invisible">vices/chemicals-product-safety/phthalates.html</span></a></p><p>* widely used in plastics<br>* di-2-ethylhexylphthalate<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEHP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phthalates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phthalates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A set of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a> found in food <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/packaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>packaging</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a>, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lotions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lotions</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/shampoos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shampoos</span></a> has been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HeartDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeartDisease</span></a>, acc/to a study published Tues.<br>These chemicals, known as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/phthalates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phthalates</span></a>, were responsible for &gt;350k deaths worldwide in 2018. ~75% of the deaths were in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pacific</span></a> — reflecting growing concern about the amount of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> in developing countries.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a><br><a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(25)00174-4/fulltext" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/PIIS2352-3964(25)00174-4/fulltext</span></a></p>
Miro Collas<p>Microplastics may disrupt pollination, harm bees, other insects, flowers - The Washington Post <br><a href="https://archive.ph/n1qi6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/n1qi6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"Recent studies have shown that tiny pieces of plastics can make bees more susceptible to bacteria and viruses."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bees</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"As plastic use soars, researchers examine biodegradable solutions"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-04-plastic-soars-biodegradable-solutions.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-04-plastic-</span><span class="invisible">soars-biodegradable-solutions.html</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>🐚 Engineers develop eco-friendly plastic from mineral found in seashells</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-04-eco-friendly-plastic-mineral-seashells.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-04-eco-frie</span><span class="invisible">ndly-plastic-mineral-seashells.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/materials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>materials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manufacturing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a></p>
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