2.5 months of loose #plastic pieces and single use plastic in south of #France.

I'm working hard to avoid buying plastic, but being on disability pension, it's hard to buy items that (sadly) are much more expensive if they are not plastic wrapped.

So I've decided to shove all the plastic I get into empty bottles. This is a 2L cooking wine filled with some 400g of plastic I've got in the last 10 weeks.

Instead of 100 lose items, there will be one item to #recycle. I know it's not the best solution, but it's the best I can do under current circumstances.

PS. I added 10 more pieces since this picture was taken. Shoving the plastic in as hard as I could using a wooden spoon.

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This is one of many reasons I don't buy meat at supermarkets.

I buy all my meat from local butcher. I know his meat is Fresh and I don't pay extra for plastic pollution.

But they are Muslims and don't sell pork. So pork is one of the items I buy at Carrefour or Lidl.

Bought some ham to bake it was 1620g, and the package was 148g. Almost 9% of the total weight.

At 9€ a kilo, that is almost 1 euro paid for heavy plastic pollution.

#plastic #packaging #pollution #meat

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Conducting Plastic Can Replace Metal

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posted by pod_feeder_v2

Conducting Plastic Can Replace Metal

The University of Chicago has announced they have created a material that behaves like plastic but conducts like metal. They also say they don’t fully understand why it works yet. Usually, go…

Of the 51 million tons of plastic waste US households produced in 2021, just 2.4 million tons (5 percent) were recycled, new research shows.

The findings show that plastic recycling is a “myth” says the analysis by environmental nonprofit greenpeaceusa.

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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/28/science/plastic-recycling-is-myth-study-says/

Plastic recycling is a ‘myth,’ study says - The Boston Globe

Of the 51 million tons of plastic waste US households generated in 2021, just 2.4 million tons — or 5 percent — was recycled, new research shows.

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Our prime #purpose in #life is to #help others. And if you can't help them, at least, don't #hurt them... Dalai Lama

Trapped in a #plastic bag at a landfill in Spain, the photographer who took this shot later freed the stork...

There is no planet B, there aren't enough photographers to catch all the birds caught in plastic.

Our planet is dying and we are the killers.

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This is what plastic pollution does to a river heavily polluted with plastic.

It's truly horrifying!

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https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFBKr8Tt/

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#plastic

(https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1131131088/recycling-plastic-is-practically-impossible-and-the-problem-is-getting-worse)

Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse

A new report from Greenpeace found that people may be putting plastic into recycling bins — but almost none of it is actually being recycled. Meanwhile, plastic production is ramping up.

A #river flooded with #plastic

watch: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06mfk3y

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BBC One - Drowning in Plastic, A river flooded with plastic

Liz is shocked at the sight of the Citarum river overflowing with plastic waste.

3 weeks of garbage, plus a few cans, bottles and boxes

Doing all I can to cut back my garbage and buying items either from local butcher, or in bulk to cut back the amount of garbage I create.

It is really hard in France since many items are portion packed and double or triple packed.

This is why I have adapted my purchasing and eating habit to reflect what I can buy with minimum garbage. Specially plastic.

It is the first time I am using a plastic bag for garbage, but it was mainly because it has a lot of chicken skin and stuff that didn't work in my papaer bags I usually use.

The second picture is a 2L milk bottle with all the plastic bags and other items I push into it. right now it's 380g and by the time I'm done with it, it will be about 450 to 500g.

Most of organic waste goes into the compost on the back balcony!

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Printed Axial Generator is Turned By Hand

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posted by pod_feeder_v2

Printed Axial Generator Is Turned By Hand

While desktop 3D printing is an incredible technology, it’s got some pretty clear limitations. Plastic parts can be produced quickly in a 3D printer but can be more expensive or take longer t…

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Microplastics its in human blood, the air, water, even plants - its everywhere and now found in human breast milk for the first time

Exclusive: Researchers concerned over potential health impacts of chemical contaminants on babies

This is not going to end well for us or any other living creature on this planet.

I'm sure we will soon hear about microplastic found in human blood too!
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/07/microplastics-human-breast-milk-first-time

Casting Metal With a Microwave and Vacuum Cleaner

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Casting Metal With A Microwave And Vacuum Cleaner

Metalworking might conjure images of large furnaces powered by coal, wood, or electricity, with molten metal sloshing around and visible in its crucible. But metalworking from home doesn’t ne…

It takes 162g of oil and seven litres of water to manufacture a single one litre disposable PET bottle. This amounts to the release of 100g of CO2 #GreenhouseGas. Therefore single-use #plastic bottles significantly contribute to #Pollution, even if they are subsequently recycled.

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PET Bottles Diligently Turned Into Filament

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posted by pod_feeder_v2

PET Bottles Diligently Turned Into Filament

While the price of 3D printers has come down quite a lot in the past few years, filament continues to be rather pricey especially for those doing a lot of printing. This has led to some people look…

The Tools to Fight Against Single-Use Plastic

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posted by pod_feeder_v2

The Tools To Fight Against Single-Use Plastic

Imagine for a moment that you design products for a living. But you can’t design all the things, so you have to buy some of your stuff from big-box stores just to go about your everyday life.…

Eventually #humanity will realize, when we've destroyed too many #Ecosystems, we've destroyed ourselves... 🦋LJC

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At least some good things still occur, surprising as that may seem:

‘Incredibly promising‘ bubble barrier extracts plastic from Netherlands river

#Guardian #Pollution #Plastic #Environment #Oceans #Netherlands