A ban on single use plastics would have no effect on the versatile spork
November 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
A ban on single use plastics would have no effect on the versatile spork
The AI safety positions are a little too reminiscent of the plastics industry pushing recycling programs rather than genuine industry regulation.
November 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The AI safety positions are a little too reminiscent of the plastics industry pushing recycling programs rather than genuine industry regulation.
In Vancouver you *can* recycle soft plastics in the pink pins.
🙋♀️🍬 Already got a stash of candy wrappers after all the Halloween festivities? These wrappers can be recycled, BUT they don’t go in your City blue cart!
Candy wrappers are “soft plastics,” which means you can recycle them at the depot.
Candy wrappers are “soft plastics,” which means you can recycle them at the depot.
November 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
In Vancouver you *can* recycle soft plastics in the pink pins.
Plastics should be TWO words. RECYCLED plastics
November 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Plastics should be TWO words. RECYCLED plastics
The toxic smoke from burning plastics and such in a dumpster fire is way more unhealthy than the tear gas cloud
November 1, 2026 at 6:31 AM
The toxic smoke from burning plastics and such in a dumpster fire is way more unhealthy than the tear gas cloud
Newly discovered documents show that Big Oil and the plastics industry have known about microplastic contamination in the human body for over half a century.
They've been trying to bury their concerns ever since.
They've been trying to bury their concerns ever since.
Big Oil and the plastics industry knew about microplastics in the 1970s | Center for Climate Integrity
Exxon, Shell, and other plastics producers were warned about the risks of microplastics in humans and animals as early as 1974, an LA Times investigation revealed.
climateintegrity.org
October 30, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Newly discovered documents show that Big Oil and the plastics industry have known about microplastic contamination in the human body for over half a century.
They've been trying to bury their concerns ever since.
They've been trying to bury their concerns ever since.
Or maybe they create more problems. Also they only work on specific plastics.
November 1, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Or maybe they create more problems. Also they only work on specific plastics.
over time the wood breaks down too, as well as being more easily broken before it even breaks down
plastics, as we all know, are annoying durable
plastics, as we all know, are annoying durable
November 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM
over time the wood breaks down too, as well as being more easily broken before it even breaks down
plastics, as we all know, are annoying durable
plastics, as we all know, are annoying durable
Watch life expectancy decline as medicine uses a lot of plastics for very good reasons.
November 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Watch life expectancy decline as medicine uses a lot of plastics for very good reasons.
‘backed by the plastics industry’ = we’re being looted
NEW: Two new bills in Congress, backed by the plastics industry, promote misleading claims about recycling.
One environmental expert called the legislation “peak greenwashing.”
One environmental expert called the legislation “peak greenwashing.”
“Peak Greenwashing”: Two Bills in Congress Endorse Misleading Recycling Claims
On the surface, the legislation promises transparency for consumers by establishing national standards for recycling. But it would keep states from setting stricter requirements for companies.
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2026 at 1:22 PM
‘backed by the plastics industry’ = we’re being looted
[1979] [Japanese New Wave] Plastics - Top Secret Man
https://redd.it/2dka3x
https://youtu.be/Gi5un_z6A9M
https://redd.it/2dka3x
https://youtu.be/Gi5un_z6A9M
[1979] [Japanese New Wave] Plastics - Top Secret Man
youtu.be
October 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
[1979] [Japanese New Wave] Plastics - Top Secret Man
https://redd.it/2dka3x
https://youtu.be/Gi5un_z6A9M
https://redd.it/2dka3x
https://youtu.be/Gi5un_z6A9M
and whatever plastics her boobs and face are made out of
November 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
and whatever plastics her boobs and face are made out of
That plastics 🔥💦
November 1, 2026 at 5:58 PM
That plastics 🔥💦
I have 1 word for you: plastics. #svengoolie
November 1, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I have 1 word for you: plastics. #svengoolie
In 1974, Exxon, Shell, and other plastics industry representatives heard German gastroenterologist Gerhard Volkheimer present new research showing that microplastics could infiltrate the human body.
One executive called the findings a “horror story.” There’s no sign the industry warned the public.
One executive called the findings a “horror story.” There’s no sign the industry warned the public.
Big Oil and the plastics industry knew about microplastics in the 1970s | Center for Climate Integrity
Exxon, Shell, and other plastics producers were warned about the risks of microplastics in humans and animals as early as 1974, an LA Times investigation revealed.
climateintegrity.org
October 29, 2026 at 3:38 PM
In 1974, Exxon, Shell, and other plastics industry representatives heard German gastroenterologist Gerhard Volkheimer present new research showing that microplastics could infiltrate the human body.
One executive called the findings a “horror story.” There’s no sign the industry warned the public.
One executive called the findings a “horror story.” There’s no sign the industry warned the public.
Maybe it’s good and maybe it isn’t. Plastics are everywhere—in our environment and in our bodies.
November 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Maybe it’s good and maybe it isn’t. Plastics are everywhere—in our environment and in our bodies.
Want to hear a real-life horror story?
Microplastics are infiltrating our brains — and Big Oil and the plastics industry knew decades ago that this would happen. 😧
Microplastics are infiltrating our brains — and Big Oil and the plastics industry knew decades ago that this would happen. 😧
October 30, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Want to hear a real-life horror story?
Microplastics are infiltrating our brains — and Big Oil and the plastics industry knew decades ago that this would happen. 😧
Microplastics are infiltrating our brains — and Big Oil and the plastics industry knew decades ago that this would happen. 😧
Why would I be concerned with micro-plastics when I drank these in the 90’s
October 28, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Why would I be concerned with micro-plastics when I drank these in the 90’s
Thank you for the reference :)
This is astonishing:
"...surpasses traditional petroleum-based plastics in strength and thermal stability..."
This is astonishing:
"...surpasses traditional petroleum-based plastics in strength and thermal stability..."
November 2, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Thank you for the reference :)
This is astonishing:
"...surpasses traditional petroleum-based plastics in strength and thermal stability..."
This is astonishing:
"...surpasses traditional petroleum-based plastics in strength and thermal stability..."
Can society's next collective plastics ban be those miserable tag attachments for clothing?
November 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Can society's next collective plastics ban be those miserable tag attachments for clothing?
Two bills, backed by the plastics industry, “champion deceptive, anti-consumer policies which would result in an increase in plastic production … all while hiding behind the false brand of ‘recycling,’” one environmental expert said.
“Peak Greenwashing”: Two Bills in Congress Endorse Misleading Recycling Claims
On the surface, the legislation promises transparency for consumers by establishing national standards for recycling. But it would keep states from setting stricter requirements for companies.
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Two bills, backed by the plastics industry, “champion deceptive, anti-consumer policies which would result in an increase in plastic production … all while hiding behind the false brand of ‘recycling,’” one environmental expert said.
We have had compostable packing materials for years--from brown paper to corn -based packing peanuts and take-out food containers. Yet companies continue to use plastics.
November 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
We have had compostable packing materials for years--from brown paper to corn -based packing peanuts and take-out food containers. Yet companies continue to use plastics.
PLOT????? @bsky.app please preemptively suspend me for what I am about to say about the combination of journalists, plastics, and the NYT headquarters
They are doing "drumbeat" coverage on Alaska. "Politician denies thing but we imply the denial is bullshit" is a classic way to keep a story in the news, absurd here since even if she knew, so what?:
October 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
PLOT????? @bsky.app please preemptively suspend me for what I am about to say about the combination of journalists, plastics, and the NYT headquarters
the newest member of the plastics 💅
November 1, 2026 at 6:28 AM
the newest member of the plastics 💅
they are making girls into textiles and plastics at the cartoon flattening fetish factory
October 30, 2026 at 10:53 PM
they are making girls into textiles and plastics at the cartoon flattening fetish factory