War on Plastics
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Active group of like minded people to rid the world of single use plastic and plastic pollution
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Joined September 2020
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From turtles tangled in bags to seabirds filled with bottle caps – plastic is destroying ocean life. It’s time to cut the waste. 🔗 https://t.co/rgDyaYD6X0
#PlasticPollution #SaveOurOceans #MarineLife #PlasticCrisis
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🚱 Bottled Water Isn’t Safer Think bottled water is cleaner? It contains twice as many microplastics as tap water – and costs hundreds of times more. You’re not just drinking water. 🔗 https://t.co/fJrb3FR8nW
#PlasticPollution #Microplastics #BottledWater #EnvironmentalHealth
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Fast fashion fuels fossil demand. Polyester – cheap, plastic, and oil-based – emits nearly 3x more carbon than cotton. We’re wearing the climate crisis. 🔗 https://t.co/LZTiKF9cBZ
#FastFashion #PlasticCrisis #ClimateEmergencyAsk
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♻️ Think recycling solves the plastic crisis? Think again. Only 9% of all plastic ever made has been recycled. The rest? Burned, dumped, or sitting in landfills for centuries. It’s not a disposal issue – it’s a production problem. #PlasticCrisis #EndPlasticPollution
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Plastic pollution continues to spiral out of control, with no end in sight. 🌍 We must act now to break free from this cycle and protect our planet. https://t.co/4cLBD7kDQQ
dw.com
Children play among plastic waste, animals swallow it and rivers carry it to the sea — plastic is everywhere. Despite the problems, production is growing rapidly, and with it the dangers for people...
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The future of plastic pollution is in our hands—and businesses play a crucial role. 🌍💡 Discover how innovation and responsibility can reshape our impact on the planet. https://t.co/XPVYxMFvGX
resource.co
Businesses must take initiative on plastic pollution following limited progress at UN treaty negotiations
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Progress on a global plastics treaty is crucial, but these 3 key obstacles are standing in the way. Here’s what needs to change. 🌍 https://t.co/mkNJtlpw08
wired.com
Global plastic pollution talks have stalled—but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on finances, the proper regulation of dangerous ingredients, and set limits on production.
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Plastic waste is piling up, and our planet is paying the price. Let’s act now to reduce, reuse, and rethink our habits. 🌱
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Wishcycling: the well-meaning act that's harming recycling efforts. New research reveals the hidden dangers of tossing the wrong plastics in the bin. 🛑♻️ https://t.co/xGU9tYpxzf
lancaster.ac.uk
Lancaster University researchers investigating consumer attitudes and behaviours around plastic food packaging have found UK households are ‘wishcycling’ rather than recycling – and say it’s a...
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Plastic pollution is everyone's problem. From coffee cups to clingfilm, here are 5 everyday items choking the planet – and what we can do about them. 🌍💔 #PlasticWaste #Sustainability
https://t.co/qvunJsiHaC
theguardian.com
It is one of the world’s most dangerous materials, and global leaders are meeting in South Korea to thrash out a treaty to curb its effects
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Stalemate on tackling plastic pollution: Talks in South Korea end without a global treaty. The fight against plastic waste continues. https://t.co/EN27WADubA
news.sky.com
The meeting was supposed to be the final round but oil-producing nations are opposing any cap on production.
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The UK’s plastic waste exports to Turkey are polluting the Mediterranean, worsening a global crisis. 🌍 Recycling alone isn’t enough—time to focus on cutting plastic production. https://t.co/qdLXyFfUaC
ft.com
Rich countries that send rubbish to poorer countries for processing are compounding a global problem
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After 10 years of negotiations, the world still struggles to cope with plastic waste 🌍. We need bold, decisive action—not just talks—to tackle this growing environmental crisis. https://t.co/PNpD8pUVx1
theguardian.com
Countries must curb production now and tackle plastic’s full life cycle, says Norwegian minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim ahead of key UN talks this week
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Our oceans are drowning 🌊 Over 170 trillion pieces of plastic now pollute our oceans, harming marine life and ecosystems. https://t.co/7GAwfTjixM
independent.co.uk
Trillions of pieces of plastic are estimated to float in oceans around the world
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A plastic-free future by 2050? 🌎 Scientists propose bold steps to eliminate plastic pollution within a generation. Let’s make it happen! https://t.co/HtM4ve4Ans
futurity.org
A new study maps out a comprehensive plan to eliminate plastic pollution in the next 25 years.
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New analysis reveals that members of a plastic waste alliance generated 1,000x more waste than they saved! It's time for real accountability. 🌍 https://t.co/eNZWsYHZSg
theguardian.com
Five oil and chemical companies which promised to divert plastic from environment accused of producing 132m tonnes of it
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