"Microplastics are everywhere—but our methods to track them are all over the place"

#Microplastics #Plastic #Plastics

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-microplastics-methods-track.html

#Seaweed is taking plastic out of stadiums and sandwich boxes

#Notpla is aiming to expand in Europe and displace 1 billion units of single-use plastic by 2030.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/06/07/we-dont-want-to-be-a-niche-brand-seaweed-is-taking-plastic-out-of-stadiums-and-sandwich-bo

#plastics
#news

Glass bottles [sealed with plastic caps] found to contain more microplastics than plastic bottles

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-glass-bottles-microplastics-plastic.html

> Drinks including water, soda, beer and wine sold in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in plastic bottles, according to a surprising study released by France's food safety agency Friday.

I wonder whether corks or rubber seals for canning jar could be a solution.

#plastics #microplastics #reduceReuseRecycle #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #pollution #science

"Plastic bag bans help: Study finds up to 47% drop in shoreline bag litter"

#Plastic #Plastics #Environment

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-plastic-bag-shoreline-litter.html

Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jun/23/scientists-use-e-coli-bacteria-to-turn-plastic-waste-into-paracetamol-painkiller #Environment #Chemistry #Edinburgh #Plastics #Scotland #Biology #Science #UKnews #Drugs

Under blockade, plastic remains. The inhabitants of Gaza are switching from wood-burning cooking to kerosene stoves.

by Maha Hussaini, resident-journalist: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-palestine-turn-plastic-waste-fuel-amid-israeli-blockade

#sarcasm #consumption #cooking #transition #pollution #plasticPollution #plastic #plastics #packaging #petroChemicals #Gaza #fuel #blockade #survival #fossilFuels

Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jun/23/scientists-use-e-coli-bacteria-to-turn-plastic-waste-into-paracetamol-painkiller #Environment #Chemistry #Edinburgh #Plastics #Scotland #Biology #Science #UKnews #Drugs

"Glass bottles found to contain more microplastics than plastic bottles"

#Glass #Microplastics #Plastic #Plastics

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-glass-bottles-microplastics-plastic.html

"Green roofs shown to capture nearly all microplastics from rainwater"

#Microplastics #Plastic #Plastics

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-green-roofs-shown-capture-microplastics.html

"Vermont plastic bag use dropped 91% following ban, researchers find"

#US #USA #America #Vermont #Plastic #Plastics #PlasticBags

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-vermont-plastic-bag.html

Surprise! Banning #plastics reduces litter.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp9274

Curious to see where this preprint lands, but it looks like an important contribution to the debate about #plastics and #chemical #recycling.
Key finding in the abstract “when assessed across the full production value chain, closed-loop chemical recycling pathways could increase emissions by 3-84% compared to continued primary #plastic production by 2050”. It’s an open question if major technological improvements could plausibly overcome this. https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6865649/v1

https://www.fogolf.com/990693/wrecking-the-future-the-trump-war-on-the-ocean-climate-and-communities-greenpeace/ Wrecking the future: the Trump war on the ocean, climate, and communities – Greenpeace #climate #DeepSeaMining #Donald #DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpGolf #DonaldTrumpGolfing #plastics #Plastics&Health #trump #TrumpGolf #TrumpGolfing

A Global #Plastics Treaty would mean every government would have to reduce their plastic, and be accountable for their country’s plastic waste. Finally, we could limit clothes #manufacturers’ destruction.
https://action.greenpeace.org.uk/e/854853/enPE20250415-utm-term-FullList/616z4l/2609769275/h/NiEfFmzeuGYFocWF6S3-jJPOxV3slhcwfH8HPzur44E

IEA expects peak oil demand before 2030, thanks to the EV transition

https://www.iea.org/reports/oil-2025/executive-summary

#Climate #Energy #FossilFuels #Oil #IEA #EV #BEV #Transport #Cars #Plastics

"Microplastics and melting ice reveal deepening crisis in Antarctica"

#Antarctica #Microplastics #Plastic #Plastics

https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/microplastics-and-melting-ice-reveal-deepening-crisis-in-antarctica/

"Is plastic-free packaging always the most sustainable option?"

#Plastic #Plastics #Sustainability

https://www.edie.net/is-plastic-free-packaging-always-the-most-sustainable-option/