#plastic
Top 10 countries doing the most to tackle plastic pollution
I’m starting to see ads for plastic for “a viable future.” Hmm
https://good-with-money.com/2023/06/29/top-10-countries-doing-the-most-to-tackle-plastic-pollution/#:~:text=Rwanda,of%20up%20to%20six%20months.
New scam to make you feel good when buying bottled water with 9000% markup.
It is made 100% from recycled bottles. Who cares about the wrapping, packaging and transportation. It is only the bottle that is recycled (if you believe them) to make you feel good you are doing your share to save the planet.
#recycle #BottleWater #Scam #Plastic #Pollution #Environment
It’s raining men! On second thought, no, that’s polypropylene. Japanese scientists climbed the mist-enshrouded peaks of Mount Fuji to test the content of the clouds for microplastics and discovered nine kinds of polymer and a helping of rubber. We already knew that the sea, the Pyrenees, and the Arctic were contaminated, but, c’mon, not the clouds—that’s where dreams are born! This research confirms that we are inhaling the harmful pollutants and that rainfall means we are suffused in a plastic ball pit of the atmosphere
V014: To Clog or Not To Clog?
The clear plastic disks use to study clogging appear rather plain — at least until you look at them through polarizers. Then the disks light up with a web of lines that reveal the unseen forces between the particles. In this video, researchers use this trick to explore how spontaneous clogs occur. If particles jam together into an arch, that bridge can be strong enough to hold the weight of all the particles above it, bringing the flow to a halt. Some arches aren’t strong enough to hold for long; they can break in moments. Other more stable arches persist. By watching the flow through polarizers and carefully tracking the ebb and flow of the forces between particles, researchers can predict which clogs will have staying power. (Video credit: B. McMillan et al.)
What Are Plastic Fragments Doing in Human Hearts?
Microplastics were detected in heart tissues from 15 people undergoing heart surgery
Eight different types of plastic were found in the pericardia — the membrane enclosing the heart — fat in the heart, atrial appendages and other heart tissues
Most tissue samples contained tens to thousands of microplastic pieces, which may have been “unexpectedly introduced” during the surgeries
Tiny, nanosized plastics may also pass through the blood-brain barrier into the brain
It’s believed that most plastic particles enter the human bloodstream after being ingested or inhaled via food, water, air and other sources
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2023/09/06/microplastic-in-human-hearts.aspx?
Did #plastic #straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think.
source: https://grist.org/culture/plastic-straw-bans-single-use-plastic-pollution-impact/
Thousands of restaurants joined the pledge and the idea took off, reaching the rare environmental threshold of actual policy change. In 2018, Seattle became the first big city in the United States to ban plastic straws. It was followed shortly by other major municipalities in California, New Jersey, Florida, and other states. That same year, companies including Starbucks and American Airlines jumped on the anti-straw bandwagon, the former announcing it would launch a new “sippy” lid for its cold beverages starting in 2020, allegedly diverting more than 1 billion straws per year.
#pollution #environment #nature #future #economy #news #usa #politics #activism
We all got a little barbie in us (the #microplatics)
Made of plastic not fantastic...
#quote #plastic #microplatic #environment #civilization #pollution #food #earth #problem #nature
Sri Lanka : les déchets plastiques, un fléau pour l’environnement • FRANCE 24
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=d4uTe8usAi0
Ou comment bien enfoncer le clou dans le pied des #pauvres...
Sur l’île, seulement 3% des détritus plastiques sont recyclés quand la moyenne mondiale s’élève à 7,2%.
Ah ouais, parce que 7,2%, c'est une référence ?
Mais sinon, à l'instar de cette vidéo #France24, ne jamais incriminer la #production de #plastique, ni les #multinationales du plastique ou de l' #eau en #bouteille... Et surtout surtout ne jamais critiquer le #capitalisme qui exporte une pratique telle que les bouteilles en plastique, mais sans les infrastructures qui permettent de prendre en charge ces #déchets et la #pollution liée.
Me souviens d'un pays comme l’Indonésie, les gens avaient l’habitude de jeter sur le bas-côté l'emballage de leur dose de riz, normal, l'emballage en question était une feuille de bananier... Or là, ces pratiques avaient continué avec le plastique, sans que les firmes internationales qui vendent ces produits manufacturés ne s'en inquiètent.. #business is business...
C'est sûr, c'est le Sri Lanka, le problème...
#SriLanka #Plastique #Plastic #Écologie
#BadGear - #Roland #System-8 - #AudioPilz
Welcome to #Bad #Gear, the show about the world's most hated #audio #tools. Today we are going to talk about Roland System-8. Is this soon abandoned flagship #synthesizer, little sibling of #System-1, part of the Roland #Aira range, #virtual #analog #synth, Roland #Cloud plugout host and overall eye-sore a #future #classic or just another #expensive #plastic #toy? Is it worthy of the rich Roland #Jupiter-8 and Roland #Juno-106 #legacy?
Interceptor 006 Is Ready to Tackle Trash Floods in Guatemala - The Ocean Cleanup
#EVIL #MASK #MADNESS IS #DESTROYING OUR #NATURAL #WORLD ?
Over 1.5 BILLION f#ace #masks now believed to be polluting oceans thanks to 2020
Disposable face masks can take more than 450 years to break down. As 2020 draws to a close, one of the most recognizable symbols of the year may be the protective face mask. As the "novel coronavirus" swept across the globe earlier this year, billions of people began wearing the face coverings, with one study estimating that no less than 129 billion face masks were being used every month around the world.
However, as face masks have become ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives, they’ve also grown to litter every corner of our neighborhoods, from storm drains to creeks, parks to beaches. And now, it turns out that our oceans are swimming with face masks, according to a new report from marine conservation NGO OceansAsia.
“Once #plastic enters the #marine #environment, it’s very difficult to move,” Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff, the group’s director of #research, told Denver 7.
“The fact that we are starting to find masks that are breaking up indicates that this is a real problem, that #microplastics are being produced by masks,” Bondaroff said.
The Hong Kong-based group estimates that some 1.56 billion face masks will have flooded our #oceans in 2020 alone – a grim statistic that they have witnessed firsthand since face masks began washing up on a small island off the coast of the Chinese mega-city since the start of the pandemic.
The masks could become yet another major contributor to the ongoing crisis of plastic #pollution in our #ocean, with disposable face masks taking as long as 450 years to break down.
The #single-use masks that are recommended by #health authorities and used as personal protective equipment in hospitals across the world are made of multiple layers of #polypropylene, which are thin fibers of plastic ( #NOW IN YOUR #LUNGS ~B).
And with 52 billion masks being manufactured in this year, with the average weight of each single-use polypropylene surgical face mask being 3 to 4 grams, we could be looking at anywhere from 4,680 to 6,240 metric tons of new marine plastic pollution.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/YieUNRVCSv4/
#TSM Presents: From #Planned #Obsolescence to the Plan to #Own #Nothing
Turning an empty 2L juice box into a holder for plant seedlings.
The 2L juice boxes are pretty common in #Europe and #US and most of them come in similar shape to maximize shipping of them from distances.
I drink a #box every 3-4 weeks or so and had saved a few of them to see what I can do with them.
Decided to make a quick test to see if I can put 3 small plastic #containers that I use for growing plants into the and it was a good fit.
Marking 3 squares on the side of the box with the lid facing up in the size of the top inner section of the #plastic pots. Cut each square diagonally and bend up the triangles to fit the pot inside.
Because of their format, it is easy to add water to them and I keep the lid on to prevent mosquitoes and bugseti go in there.
It's not perfect, but it works to prepare the plants for their final home. And it doesn't cost anything. And when I am done, I cut and clean them before putting them in #recycling.
#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #France #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants #ReUse