CIEL’s Giulia Carlini: “These aren’t simpler rules: this is deregulation disguised, putting lives at risk.”

Civil society was sidelined while industry shaped the agenda. Is this what leadership looks like?

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I hope you all will take today to stay off the news feeds and practice a bit of self love and neighborly love. We are all dealing with so much. Our nervous systems deserve a break. Be kind to others and smile. A simple smile can change so much. #ValentinesDay #ToxicTradeOff #SelfLove #LoveNotHate

According to today's One5c's Newsletter, "bioplastics face a lot of similar environmental stumbling blocks as petrol-derived versions: namely microplastics, toxicity, and recyclability. In some cases, they can be worse than their counterparts. (1/6) #ToxicTradeOff

You can start in your own kitchen, making smarter choices for you and your family's health. (6/6) #ToxicTradeOff

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Bioplastic or not, “wishcycling”—that is, putting items that you hope are recyclable but may not be in the bin—can contaminate the recycling batch and mess up the overall process." (5/6) #ToxicTradeOff

BioPET and BioPE should be able to mingle with other recyclables, as long as your local facility is set up to accept their fossil-fuel counterparts—which are plastics emblazoned with a #1 or #2 symbol. (4/6) #ToxicTradeOff

Also, a 2020 analysis found that starch-based bioplastics have especially high contents of chemical additives linked to hormone disruption.

And, just like conventional plastics, not every type of bioplastic can safely go into the blue recycling bin. (3/6) #ToxicTradeOff

One 2023 study in the Chemical Engineering Journal, for instance, found that a PLA-lined cup released 3.6 times higher levels of microplastic than a similar product made with regular polyethylene. (2/6) #ToxicTradeOff