“Microplastics and the new wilderness.”
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The Cure for Disposable Plastic Crap Is Here—and It’s Loony
“Stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines, QR-coded take-out boxes: They’re how we can break society’s absurd addiction to single-use plastics.”
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Toxic Tiles
“How vinyl flooring made with Uyghur forced labor ends up at big box stores.
Posted inDesign, Highlight, History, Quotes, Science & Nature
I Want to Say One Word to You. Just One Word.
“Plastics.”
Posted inCulture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Seeing the Modern World In the Disposable Plastic Straw
How our planet came to be filled with more disposable plastic straws than most of us will ever need.
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Death By Tchotchke
Plastic is everywhere: bottles, toys, cars, and, increasingly, in oceans and rivers so clogged with plastic that you can walk on them.
Posted inArts & Culture, Food, Nonfiction, Quotes
It’s Hard to See Seafood As a Healthy Choice After Reading This
A fish biologist makes a strong case against eating fish.
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America’s Plastic Legacy
A father and daughter tour landmarks in the early history of modern plastic and assess the toxic legacy of petrochemistry.