We need a revolution. We need to end single use plastics.
Unilever’s Dove are among the worst offenders, but add PepsiCo, CokeCola etc and it’s a millions of tonnes a year problem. We can make it go away. We need a global plastics treaty.
Check out why 👇
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/dove-anniversary-video/
#environment #pollution ban #singleuseplastics now
Wondering what the status of this treaty is, and how much "teeth" it has.
"The most immediate bans or restrictions on single-use plastics, researchers say, should apply to products that are most likely to leak into the environment and cause harm and yet are relatively unnecessary. These include takeaway containers, #ChipBags, balloons, cotton swabs, disposable #ecigarettes and #TeaBags. (A number of environmental organizations including WWF have lists of products that the treaty should prioritize.)"
Finally, a solution to #plastic #pollution that’s not just recycling
Countries are negotiating a new global treaty to drastically reduce the plastic waste that has been poisoning the world.
by Benji Jones
Jun 7, 2023
"This treaty could be huge. Although it will take months of negotiating for any of the details to become clear, the agreement — set to be finalized by the end of 2024 — will require countries to do far more than just fix their recycling systems. Negotiators will discuss a menu of options including a cap on overall plastic production, bans on certain materials and products including many #SingleUsePlastics, and incentives to grow an industry around reusable items. This treaty could literally transform entire chunks of the global economy.
"As with any global deal, an ambitious agreement will face several roadblocks, some of which have already appeared. Certain countries, such as #SaudiArabia and the #US, for example, are pushing for voluntary terms that would allow them to continue investing in their #petrochemical #industries (plastic is a #petrochemical).
"Then again, the fact that global talks are happening at all is in itself a big deal and reveals a shift in the politics around waste. 'There’s a true willingness to tackle this problem,' said Erin Simon, vice president and head of plastic waste at the #WorldWildlifeFund, a large #environmental group. 'We’ve never seen so much progress.'
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"Certain chemicals used in plastics are especially problematic and could be targeted by bans. Some #FlameRetardants, for example, are linked to #cancers and #endocrine disruption; they can also make plastics hard to recycle. A number of other additives and materials are similarly dangerous to humans or #ecosystems, or they make recycling difficult, such as polyvinyl chloride (#PVC) and various kinds of #PFAS (the so-called forever chemicals).
"The treaty may also ban or restrict a whole bunch of common, problematic products — namely, packaging and other #singleuse items, such as cups and cutlery."
#Crapitalism #BanPlastics
#WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #BigOilAndGas
#PlasticsPollution Has Become a Crisis, #Biden Admin Acknowledges https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19072024/biden-administration-acknowledges-plastic-pollution-crisis/ #USpol
Christy Leavitt, Oceana: “We applaud the Biden admin for committing to phase out #SingleUsePlastics. The US government is the world’s largest purchaser of goods and services, and its decisions can have a global impact."
Jen Fela, Plastic Pollution Coalition: "It seems to go further than any previous singular federal action on plastic pollution, acknowledging some key truths about this crisis"
Small island nations like Vanuatu face a series of unique challenges when it comes to plastic pollution... read about Vanuatu's methods for reducing plastic pollution... #Vanuatu #pacificocean #Pacificislands #plastics #plasticpollution #SmallIslandDevelopingStates #pollution #environment #climatechange #pollutioncontrol #oceancurrents #singleuseplastics https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/20/how-the-small-pacific-island-nation-of-vanuatu-drastically-cut-plastic-pollution
The plastic Walmart sack is the state bird of Arkansas.
#arkansas #arpx #ArkansasPolitics #arkansaspollution #consumption #pollution #singleuseplastics #SingleUsePlasticban #plastic #microplastic
Single-use plastic
Like human cholesterol
Earth's heart disease mounts
#haiku #senryu #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SingleUsePlastics #plastic #plastics #environment #pollution #metaphor #collapse #disease
Corporations churn out single-use plastic packaging by the truckload — disposable yogurt cups, takeout food containers, shopping bags, mailers, cling wrap, and more. These items comprise much of the 19 million metric tons of plastic waste that ends up in the environment each year... #plastics #singleuseplastics #accountability #environment #packaging #conservation #climatechange #plasticpollution #currentaffairs https://grist.org/accountability/companies-plastic-packaging-scorecard-report-as-you-sow/
#HongKong’s new ban on #singleuseplastics
New rules, which come into force on the symbolic date on #EarthDay aim to cut down on non-biodegradable #plastics in #landfill sites. The first phase prohibits the sale and distribution of single-use plastics such as straws and cutlery, as well as styrofoam food containers. Phase two, which could start as early as 2025, will ban single-use plastic cups and boxes for takeaway services.
Here’s a visual guide to the new rules.
https://multimedia.scmp.com/infographics/news/hong-kong/article/3259438/plastic-ban/index.html
Clent Earth: Big Oil's Plan B: Plastic
Public alarm about #SingleUsePlastics and awareness about the damaging effects of #PlasticPollution has never been higher. But in the last few years, #FossilFuel and #petrochemical businesses have been pouring billions of dollars into new plants intended to make millions more tonnes of #plastic than they now pump out.
These industries have found a way to monetise the possibility that a global response to #ClimateChange might reduce demand for #FossilFuels: their plan B is plastic.
https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/big-oil-s-plan-b-plastic/
Interested in doing a PhD on #plastics? Great opportunity to look at psychological and behavioural aspects of #singleuseplastics #biobased #biodegradable #plastics
Application deadline 01 March 2024
More info here 👇👇👇
Nice shiny new letter published in @Nature 👇
Canada must uphold its classification of single-use plastics
Since the #Plastic industry doesn't really care about how it contributes to global #pollution it's time to do your part and start reducing your daily reliance on #SingleUsePlastics. Many of your daily-routine products have non-plastic alternatives.
#Oil #OilIndustry #SingleUse #Recycle #Recycling #Pollution #AbcNews #Expose
#CanPoli #CdnPoli Canada Politics Poll of the Day! #CPPotD
Is the Federal Government correct in labelling plastics as a toxic substance?
CBC:”Ottawa to appeal court ruling that overturned order listing plastics as toxic substance”
#Environment #Canada #Plastic #BanPlastics #SingleUsePlastics #PleaseBoost
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-appealing-court-decision-plastics-toxic-substance-1.7033929
“There have to be drastic cuts in production,” he says, especially of #singleuseplastics. https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/12/1081129/plastic-recycling-climate-change-microplastics/
Final thoughts on recycling for this series https://nonzerosum.games/betterrecycling3.html
Looking at recycling schemes that are already working, set backs like the deferment of the Container Return Scheme and looking through our crystal ball at ideas for the future.
#recycling #greenpeace #crs #containerreturnscheme #happycowmilk #foodscraps #cartoons #octopus #cows #farming #plastic #nomoreplastic #singleuseplastics #nomoresingleuseplastics
🧼 I’ve just ordered Body Wash, Shampoo and Shaving bars instead of the usual plastic bottle liquids in an effort to further reduce my #SingleUsePlastics
I've gone all self-charging hybrid, I know it's a compromise, but in my defense, I get 70 mpg, and it is probably my last car.
My previous vehicle was a petrol engine Corsa, which I got around 50 mpg, which I had for 8 years and covered a mere 25,500 miles.
I wanted to do more to help with #ClimateChange, but cost is a factor, and I do other things to that end, like saying no to #SingleUsePlastics.
While this is admirable. Please keep in minds the problem with plastics will continue because its manufactured. Getting rid of plastic cups, straws and bags is so you ignore the that the grocery store, the drugstores are filled with plastic. Single use plastics is just scratching the surface of the bigger problem.
#singleuseplastics #reduce #reuse #biodegradable
