Eating just a handful of plastic can be fatal for marine animals: Less than three sugar cubes' worth of plastic could kill an Atlantic puffin. Two baseballs' worth would do in a sea turtle. The equivalent of a soccer ball is enough to off a seal or dolphin. "For seabirds, ingesting just six tiny pieces of rubber, each smaller than about the size of a pea, can result in a 90 percent chance of death," #plastic #pollution #marinelife #wildlife #water https://www.npr.org/2025/11/20/nx-s1-5611148/plastic-pollution-ocean-animals-seabirds-turtles-research
#plastic
Eating just a handful of plastic can be fatal for marine animals: Less than three sugar cubes' worth of plastic could kill an Atlantic puffin. Two baseballs' worth would do in a sea turtle. The equivalent of a soccer ball is enough to off a seal or dolphin. "For seabirds, ingesting just six tiny pieces of rubber, each smaller than about the size of a pea, can result in a 90 percent chance of death," #plastic #pollution #marinelife #wildlife #water https://www.npr.org/2025/11/20/nx-s1-5611148/plastic-pollution-ocean-animals-seabirds-turtles-research
Practical advice on reducing plastics exposure...
"Is cutting back on plastic really worth all the effort?"
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/question-answer-plastic-health-advice
"For seabirds, rubber materials like balloons were the deadliest; consuming just six pea-sized shards could be lethal. For marine mammals, lost fishing gear — also known as ghost gear — posed the greatest risk: as few as 28 tennis ball-sized pieces could kill a sperm whale."
#plastic #microplastics #marinelife #ocean
https://theconversation.com/new-study-finds-that-ingesting-even-small-amounts-of-plastic-can-be-fatal-for-marine-animals-269882
@Tarnport here are a couple work-in-progress images from my plastics collage zine:
Everyday microplastics could be fueling heart disease https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251118220047.htm
#health #HeartHealth #PublicHealth #environment #plastic #microplastics #PlasticPollution
At least 15 English sewage plants use plastic beads spilled at Camber Sands https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/at-least-15-english-sewage-plants-use-plastic-beads-spilled-at-camber-sands
‘We feel we’re fighting a losing battle’: the race to remove millions of plastic beads from Camber Sands https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/15/race-remove-millions-plastic-biobeads-camber-sands-volunteers
#England #CamberSands #environment #plastic #PlasticPollution
Another reason, not to buy fruit and vegetables, packed in #plastic is, that the plastic hides mold. It's very hard to find it, when I take a look through the plastic.
"Three sugar cubes worth of plastic enough to kill a puffin, study finds"
> ZOE #Science & #Nutrition: What to eat (and avoid) in a world full of #plastic | Dr. Sabine Donnai
Episode webpage: https://zoe.com
Plans for £35m waste #PlasticRecycling centre in Sleaford https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rjg109dqwo
#PlasticWaste #Plastic
New #PlasticTax raid plotted as Reeves looks to plug budget black hole https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/new-plastic-tax-raid-plotted-as-reeves-looks-to-plug-budget-black-hole/712081.article
#PlasticWaste #Plastic
Plastic Fantastisch: Samen Recycling Avontuur!
Hallo, allemaal! Ik ben Tweety, jullie vrolijke, nieuwsgierige vogel! Vandaag gaan we een geweldig avontuur beleven over iets heel belangrijks: plastic! 🎈🐦
Wat is Plastic? 🛍️💧
Wisten jullie dat...
🌞 Leer verder: https://leeralles.nl/plastic-fantastisch-samen-recycling-avontuur/?feed_id=16743
New study finds that ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animals
#Environment #Plastic #Pollution #Birds #OceanPollution #MarineLife #PlasticWaste #WildlifeProtection #Seabirds #MarineMammals #Sustainability #StopPlastic
https://the-14.com/new-study-finds-that-ingesting-even-small-amounts-of-plastic-can-be-fatal-for-marine-animals/
Sending support from Canada https://youtube.com/shorts/NUFhzQQuZCI?si=IeWQnRaFJwE7P8wt
📰 Statiegeld op flesjes wordt mogelijk meer dan verdubbeld
https://nieuwsjunkies.nl/artikel/1o0e
🕖 19:02 | RTL Nieuws
🔸 #Statiegeld #Plastic
trust our privatised #water companies to find new ways of effing up the #environment https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/what-are-bio-beads-used-for-and-how-did-they-get-spilled-on-to-camber-sands-beach #plastic #pollution #ukpolitics
Shipping companies including Berge Bulk, X-Press Feeders, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, and Britoil Offshore Services have come together to form the Maritime Association for Clean Seas (MACS), an industry alliance focused on reducing #plastic and operational waste at scale. 🌊
From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of #plastic revealed
Scientists have analysed 10,000 marine animal autopsies to understand how plastic ingestion leads to death.
The study found seabirds face extreme risk after swallowing just 23 pieces of plastic, giving them a 90% chance of dying. Marine mammals reach similar danger at 29 pieces, while sea turtles need to ingest around 405 pieces to hit the same threshold.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5eyjd2zz7o #PlasticPollution #Ocean's #environment #nature
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