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Meike Schützek
@meikeschuetzek.bsky.social
Ocean lover. In awe of the beauty of this planet (and here to protect it). Founder of @oceannow.bsky.social and Senior Campaigner @antarcticasouth.bsky.social.
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The latest round of informal plastics treaty talks in Bangkok closed with many Member States uniting behind effective multilateralism and rejecting a lowest-common-denominator text.
September 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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(1.) "Einer meiner größten Wünsche für die Modeindustrie ist, dass wir einen Schlussstrich ziehen und neu definieren, was Mode wirklich bedeutet – mit der Idee, den Planeten an erste Stelle zu setzen."

– Yayra Agbofah, Modedesigner, Gründer The Revival

📸 Saskia Uppenkamp
September 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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(1) "Wenn die Sachen gut sind, bekommst Du Dein Geld sofort. Aber wenn sie nicht gut sind, leidest du, bevor du sie überhaupt verkaufen kannst."

– Zaria, Verkäuferin auf dem Kantamanto Market
September 22, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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Jede Woche kommen in Accra, Ghana rund 15 Millionen Kleidungsstücke aus dem sogenannten "Globalen Norden" an.

Ein Großteil davon ist Ausdruck massiver Überproduktion in der Modeindustrie – hinzu kommt der hohe Anteil an Plastikmode. (1)
September 15, 2026 at 7:22 AM
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(1)📹 Recap: Our Oil Drip Ritual in Brussels

This summer, we stood in silence in front of the Textiles Recycling Expo in Brussels, wearing polyester T-shirts coated in a crude oil substitute.

📢 Our message: recycling isn't a solution to the plastic fashion crisis. We need a production cap. Now.
September 9, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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(1) 🌾 "Bio-basiert" ist gerade das neue Lieblingswort der Modeindustrie. Klingt nach Lösung, ist aber meistens dasselbe Problem in neuer Verpackung.

Bio-PET wird zwar aus pflanzlichem statt fossilem Rohstoff hergestellt–am Ende entsteht aber chemisch exakt dasselbe Polymer wie beim klassischen...
September 2, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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(1/5) Recyceltes Polyester klingt nach der Lösung – ist es aber nicht.

Eine neue Studie der Changing Markets Foundation (mit der Microplastic Research Group der Çukurova University) hat 51 Kleidungsstücke von adidas, Nike, H&M, Shein und Zara getestet.
August 25, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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1/4 Do you feel passionate about the ocean, love design, and want to put your social media skills to work for positive change?

🌊 …if your answer is yes, we’re keen to meet you: Social Media Manager (Volunteer) 🌊🙂

📱Your tasks:
– Managing our social media channels (approx. 1–2 posts/week)
August 19, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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(1/4) 🦐 This #WorldKrillDay, we celebrate Antarctic krill: one of the smallest species with one of the biggest roles on Earth.

They're the foundation of the Southern Ocean food web and help move carbon through the ocean, contributing to the health of our planet.
August 11, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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(1/3) 🧵 Polyester is everywhere and that's exactly the problem.

Since 2000, polyester has overtaken cotton as the world's most-used fibre. Today it makes up 59% of global fibre production, and 88% of that is fossil-based! it's the backbone of fashion's fossil fuel dependency🛢️
August 6, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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💪 Wir unterstützen @exitplastik.bsky.social in ihrer Forderung nach einem Angebot an plastikfreien Lebensmitteln. Es ist ein Thema, das uns alle betrifft: Mikroplastik in Lebensmittelverpackungen.

✍️ Unterzeichnet die Petition: exit-plastik.de/lebensmittel...
July 30, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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(1/4) 🌍 World Nature Conservation Day: Nature can't recycle its way out of overproduction.

Today we're reminded that conservation isn't just about protecting what's left. We must stop what's destroying it in the first place.

🐠 48,000+ species are threatened with extinction (IUCN Red List, 2026)
July 28, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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(1/5) 🐋🐬 Welttag der Wale und Delfine – die klügsten Arten des Ozeans essen unsere Garderobe.

Wale und Delfine sind Sentinel-Arten. Was in ihren Körpern gefunden wird, zeigt uns, was längst durch das gesamte Nahrungsnetz des Ozeans zirkuliert.
July 23, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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(1/7) 🇩🇪🇪🇺 Erweiterte Herstellerverantwortung: Fortschritt oder Ablasshandel?

Seit zwei Tagen gilt EU-weit ein Vernichtungsverbot für unverkaufte Textilien. Gleichzeitig arbeitet Deutschland an seinem Textilgesetz zur EPR – Hersteller sollen ab 2027 für Sammlung und Verwertung zahlen.
July 21, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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(1/4) Today, Ocean. Now! has joined 30 other civil society organisations in calling on the European Commission to fundamentally reform the Critical Chemicals Alliance. 🤝

Europe needs a resilient chemicals industry, but this cannot be built by preserving business as usual. 📣
July 17, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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(1/4)🦈 It’s Shark Awareness Day – but sharks aren’t aware of what's in the water they’re swimming through.

Sharks are apex predators. They've survived five mass extinctions. What they haven't evolved defenses against: our synthetic fibres. 🧵
July 14, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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(1/4) The #globalplasticstreaty was supposed to be done by 2024. We still don't have one. ⏳

Over 100 countries support a strong treaty 💪💪🏽💪🏿 but 234 fossil fuel and petrochemical lobbyists showed up to the last round of negotiations, outnumbering scientists and entire national delegations. ❗ 💸
July 10, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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(1/5) 🌍🧠 The plastics crisis isn't just a pollution crisis. It's also a disinformation crisis.

A new report by @ciel.org exposes how the plastics industry has spent decades shaping public perception and delaying real solutions.
July 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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(1/6) Plastic fashion has us in its oily grip. And it’s harming our health and our environment.

We can choose not to buy cheaply-produced synthetic clothing, but real impact requires systemic change. We urgently need action from our politicians and industry leaders❗️
June 29, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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1/5 💧Drip by drip, plastic fashion has taken over our lives, our bodies, and our environment.
Of all the synthetics harming human health and the ecosystems that sustain life on this planet, polyester reigns supreme. ☠️

Today, in front of the Brussels Expo where the Textiles
June 24, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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(1/2) 📢 It’s nearly time! Tomorrow, we’re revealing fast fashion’s oily nature in the heart of #Brussels. Join us for the Oil Drip Ritual: a living public art intervention exposing the hidden fossil-fuel origins of #syntheticfashion.

Join us there or amplify online! Together, we’re stronger 💪
June 23, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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👋 Next week, our Oil Drip Ritual takes place in Brussels! Join us in exposing #FossilFashion

1️⃣ 24.06 | 11 am - 12 pm | Brussels Expo
2️⃣ 27.06 | 1 pm - 2:30 pm | Place de la Monnaie

📩 Email [email protected] to sign up

🔊 ’Serene Singing Bowls’: Pixabay Free Sound Comm. #UnderOurSkin
June 19, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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1/6 16 junge Menschen. 10 Porträts. 10 Botschaften. Verbundenheit mit der Natur. 🌎 🌊

Diese Porträts sind mehr als nur Fotos. Sie sind Ausdruck dessen, wie junge Menschen den Ozean sehen, wie sie zur Plastikverschmutzung stehen und was sie sich für die Zukunft wünschen.
June 18, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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1/6 Was passiert, wenn junge Menschen, Fotografie und das Meer aufeinandertreffen? 🌊📸

Letzte Woche nahmen 16 Kinder und Jugendliche im Alter von 9 bis 18 Jahren an „shout out loud – stoppt die Plastikflut“ teil, einem gemeinsamen Workshop von Ocean. Now!, Glaesersglobe, der Emanuel-Lasker-Schule
June 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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1/7 📢 BRUSSELS OPEN CALL: We’re joining forces to say no to fast fashion!🚨

Recycling isn’t a blanket solution for the plastic fashion crisis. As the fashion industry ramps up its production of petroleum-based synthetic fibers like polyester, it’s waterways, the ocean, and our health paying the
June 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM