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.
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
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
Plastics - I Love You, Oh No! (1979)
YouTube video by SHUT UP AND LISTEN
youtu.be
November 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
People living in and around Qualicum Beach now have an option to recycle flexible plastics, foam packaging, and other materials at a depot.
https://cheknews.ca/recycling-depot-in-qualicum-beach-now-accepting-flexible-plastics-foam-packaging-1358657/
https://cheknews.ca/recycling-depot-in-qualicum-beach-now-accepting-flexible-plastics-foam-packaging-1358657/
Recycling depot in Qualicum Beach now accepting flexible plastics, foam packaging
People living in and around Qualicum Beach now have an option to recycle flexible plastics, foam packaging, and other materials at a depot.
cheknews.ca
November 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
People living in and around Qualicum Beach now have an option to recycle flexible plastics, foam packaging, and other materials at a depot.
https://cheknews.ca/recycling-depot-in-qualicum-beach-now-accepting-flexible-plastics-foam-packaging-1358657/
https://cheknews.ca/recycling-depot-in-qualicum-beach-now-accepting-flexible-plastics-foam-packaging-1358657/
PLASTICS
November 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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
if you limit yourself to plastics only from anime and games you've been fond of for 3+ years you will never regret the purchase, this is my consumerist lifehack and wisdom to you all
November 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
if you limit yourself to plastics only from anime and games you've been fond of for 3+ years you will never regret the purchase, this is my consumerist lifehack and wisdom to you all
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.
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..."
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.
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.
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
with modern advances in plastics we can put a window in schrodinger's box so we can observe the cat
November 3, 2026 at 1:45 AM
with modern advances in plastics we can put a window in schrodinger's box so we can observe the cat
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.
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?
[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
November 4, 2026 at 1:13 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
[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
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.