I’ve put together a (micro)plastics starter pack. It’s not an exhaustive list—just those I’ve found on the platform so far. I’m excited to grow my Bluesky network with both new and familiar faces! If you know others in this field joining the platform, let’s bring them into the conversation! 💙
December 6, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Hiya plastics people 👋!
The Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is here!
Give us a follow for all things #PlasticsPollution and #PlasticsTreaty
@scientistscoa.bsky.social
Photo by Ben Von Wong
The Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is here!
Give us a follow for all things #PlasticsPollution and #PlasticsTreaty
@scientistscoa.bsky.social
Photo by Ben Von Wong
February 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hiya plastics people 👋!
The Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is here!
Give us a follow for all things #PlasticsPollution and #PlasticsTreaty
@scientistscoa.bsky.social
Photo by Ben Von Wong
The Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is here!
Give us a follow for all things #PlasticsPollution and #PlasticsTreaty
@scientistscoa.bsky.social
Photo by Ben Von Wong
Disinformation also undermines decision making around climate and #PlasticsPollution.
The #PlasticsTreaty must be based on robust independent science.
Disinformation campaigns lead to false solutions.
Disinformation undermines the #HumanRights to science, information and knowledge.
#INC5.2
The #PlasticsTreaty must be based on robust independent science.
Disinformation campaigns lead to false solutions.
Disinformation undermines the #HumanRights to science, information and knowledge.
#INC5.2
The spread of health misinformation and disinformation poses a serious threat to public health.
How can we respond to the danger and combat the tide of misinformation and disinformation to protect public health?
Find out more in our latest Editorial: tinyurl.com/mtf95p25
How can we respond to the danger and combat the tide of misinformation and disinformation to protect public health?
Find out more in our latest Editorial: tinyurl.com/mtf95p25
January 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Disinformation also undermines decision making around climate and #PlasticsPollution.
The #PlasticsTreaty must be based on robust independent science.
Disinformation campaigns lead to false solutions.
Disinformation undermines the #HumanRights to science, information and knowledge.
#INC5.2
The #PlasticsTreaty must be based on robust independent science.
Disinformation campaigns lead to false solutions.
Disinformation undermines the #HumanRights to science, information and knowledge.
#INC5.2
Once again, hard-won progress is slammed into reverse, screwing up the mechanisms that were painstakingly assembled over years of hard work.
www.npca.org/articles/895...
www.npca.org/articles/895...
Trump Administration Reverses Course, Brings Plastics Back to Litter National Parks
"How we treat our most beloved national parks says a lot about who we are as a nation. NPCA will continue to fight to keep single-use plastics out of our parks." -- NPCA's Deputy Vice President Sarah ...
www.npca.org
May 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“Paint is plastic, carpet is plastic, window coverings are plastic. People really don’t understand plastic is used at a similar scale to single-use plastics in the built environment,” says Teresa McGrath, @HabitablePress. #PlasticsPollution www.momscleanairforce.org/buildings-hi...
January 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“Paint is plastic, carpet is plastic, window coverings are plastic. People really don’t understand plastic is used at a similar scale to single-use plastics in the built environment,” says Teresa McGrath, @HabitablePress. #PlasticsPollution www.momscleanairforce.org/buildings-hi...
@firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social @pattyvillarrubia.bsky.social
"Something bad is still happening again... IS THERE A SOLUTION? The scientists suggest shifting to a 'circular economy' so everything is reused and safe, sensible"
#Chemicals #PlasticsPollution #PlanetaryBoundaries
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2
"Something bad is still happening again... IS THERE A SOLUTION? The scientists suggest shifting to a 'circular economy' so everything is reused and safe, sensible"
#Chemicals #PlasticsPollution #PlanetaryBoundaries
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2
December 10, 2024 at 10:39 AM
@firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social @pattyvillarrubia.bsky.social
"Something bad is still happening again... IS THERE A SOLUTION? The scientists suggest shifting to a 'circular economy' so everything is reused and safe, sensible"
#Chemicals #PlasticsPollution #PlanetaryBoundaries
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2
"Something bad is still happening again... IS THERE A SOLUTION? The scientists suggest shifting to a 'circular economy' so everything is reused and safe, sensible"
#Chemicals #PlasticsPollution #PlanetaryBoundaries
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2
Research team stunned after unexpectedly discovering new method to break down plastic: 'The plastic is gone ... all gone #plastics #microplastics #plasticspollution www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/p...
Research team stunned after unexpectedly discovering new method to break down plastic: 'The plastic is gone ... all gone'
Researchers at the University of Alabama discovered a better method of breaking down recycled plastics.
www.thecooldown.com
January 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Research team stunned after unexpectedly discovering new method to break down plastic: 'The plastic is gone ... all gone #plastics #microplastics #plasticspollution www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/p...
The study sampled the urine of 150 people and had "detection frequencies between 60% and 100%" of chemical 6PPD and 6PPD-Q, which are rubber additives commonly used in tires #health #plastics #tires #plasticspollution #microplastics
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/tir...
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/tir...
Scientists make disturbing new discovery while studying human urine samples: 'We urgently need to classify [this]'
A recent study found high levels of two potentially deadly chemicals in humans' urine, raising concerns about tire pollution.
www.thecooldown.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The study sampled the urine of 150 people and had "detection frequencies between 60% and 100%" of chemical 6PPD and 6PPD-Q, which are rubber additives commonly used in tires #health #plastics #tires #plasticspollution #microplastics
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/tir...
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/tir...
We know that we face a global crisis of #PlasticsPollution. We know that production levels are beyond what societies and the Earth system can manage or tolerate. We also know that #plastics materials and the the full plastics life cycle are complex, and that there is no one single solution.
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May 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We know that we face a global crisis of #PlasticsPollution. We know that production levels are beyond what societies and the Earth system can manage or tolerate. We also know that #plastics materials and the the full plastics life cycle are complex, and that there is no one single solution.
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Yet another reason to rethink our plastic use. If nanoplastics can disrupt gut integrity in mice, what are they doing to us? #Microbiome #PlasticsPollution
Nanoplastics can compromise intestinal integrity in mice by altering the interactions between the gut #microbiome and the host, according to a paper in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/4jLgF6u #medsky 🧪
June 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Yet another reason to rethink our plastic use. If nanoplastics can disrupt gut integrity in mice, what are they doing to us? #Microbiome #PlasticsPollution
Article by Tom Perkins in @theguardian.com
#plasticspollution #microplastics
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#plasticspollution #microplastics
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
August 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Article by Tom Perkins in @theguardian.com
#plasticspollution #microplastics
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#plasticspollution #microplastics
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trying to recycle our way out of the plastics pollution crisis is like putting a Band-Aid on a broken bone. It’s a superficial “fix” that makes us feel like we’re making progress while the real problem—unchecked plastic production—continues to grow. 🩹🌍
#ClimateAction #PlasticsPollution
#ClimateAction #PlasticsPollution
February 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Trying to recycle our way out of the plastics pollution crisis is like putting a Band-Aid on a broken bone. It’s a superficial “fix” that makes us feel like we’re making progress while the real problem—unchecked plastic production—continues to grow. 🩹🌍
#ClimateAction #PlasticsPollution
#ClimateAction #PlasticsPollution
Plastics production must be minimized to supply the materials essential to functioning of society and protection of human health while also ending #PlasticsPollution. This does not align with linear take-make-waste models, and industries with Conflicts of Interest #COI therefore block policy action.
new paper with @jacktaggart.bsky.social in @gepjournal.bsky.social on corporate power, multistakeholderism and the Global Plastics Treaty
we contend that multistakeholder partnerships constitute a key hedging strategy for companies facing regulatory pressures to address plastics pollution
we contend that multistakeholder partnerships constitute a key hedging strategy for companies facing regulatory pressures to address plastics pollution
Plastic Partnerships: How Corporations Are Hedging Against the UN Global Plastics Treaty
Abstract. The global plastic crisis has intensified over the past decade, pressuring corporations to address their environmental impact. In response to a UN resolution to negotiate a treaty to end pla...
direct.mit.edu
February 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Plastics production must be minimized to supply the materials essential to functioning of society and protection of human health while also ending #PlasticsPollution. This does not align with linear take-make-waste models, and industries with Conflicts of Interest #COI therefore block policy action.
🌟Submit your abstract now if you don't want to miss your spot!
🔵 Micro2026 is a great opportunity to share, learn and act in a crucial time for our planet.
🟢 Come to Cádiz, Spain on 12-16 October.
micro2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/…#micro20262#PlasticsPollutiono#GlobalPlasticsTreatyty
🔵 Micro2026 is a great opportunity to share, learn and act in a crucial time for our planet.
🟢 Come to Cádiz, Spain on 12-16 October.
micro2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/…#micro20262#PlasticsPollutiono#GlobalPlasticsTreatyty
April 7, 2026 at 8:52 AM
🌟Submit your abstract now if you don't want to miss your spot!
🔵 Micro2026 is a great opportunity to share, learn and act in a crucial time for our planet.
🟢 Come to Cádiz, Spain on 12-16 October.
micro2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/…#micro20262#PlasticsPollutiono#GlobalPlasticsTreatyty
🔵 Micro2026 is a great opportunity to share, learn and act in a crucial time for our planet.
🟢 Come to Cádiz, Spain on 12-16 October.
micro2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/…#micro20262#PlasticsPollutiono#GlobalPlasticsTreatyty
Global plastic pollution talks have stalled – but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on these three things #Plastics #plasticspollution theconversation.com/global-plast...
Global plastic pollution talks have stalled – but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on these three things
Oil-rich nations and the petrochemical industry put up the strongest opposition to a pact.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Global plastic pollution talks have stalled – but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on these three things #Plastics #plasticspollution theconversation.com/global-plast...
@trumpwatch.skyfleet.blue
WORLD POLLUTION POLITICS: US-CHINA Summit
#China's #1 World Waste Polluter, #1 Exporter Un-Recycled Waste Plastic to USA. Its BAD #USA's #2 World's Waste Polluter KILLING 800+ Annually across America. #XiJiping #China #Trump #BoycottChina #recycling #plasticspollution
WORLD POLLUTION POLITICS: US-CHINA Summit
#China's #1 World Waste Polluter, #1 Exporter Un-Recycled Waste Plastic to USA. Its BAD #USA's #2 World's Waste Polluter KILLING 800+ Annually across America. #XiJiping #China #Trump #BoycottChina #recycling #plasticspollution
May 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
@trumpwatch.skyfleet.blue
WORLD POLLUTION POLITICS: US-CHINA Summit
#China's #1 World Waste Polluter, #1 Exporter Un-Recycled Waste Plastic to USA. Its BAD #USA's #2 World's Waste Polluter KILLING 800+ Annually across America. #XiJiping #China #Trump #BoycottChina #recycling #plasticspollution
WORLD POLLUTION POLITICS: US-CHINA Summit
#China's #1 World Waste Polluter, #1 Exporter Un-Recycled Waste Plastic to USA. Its BAD #USA's #2 World's Waste Polluter KILLING 800+ Annually across America. #XiJiping #China #Trump #BoycottChina #recycling #plasticspollution
Hope for removing microplastics from water but we still need to stop producing more plastics: New Microplastics Water Filter Made With Cotton and Squid Bone Could Be 99.9% Effective, Scientists Report #plastics #plasticspollution #microsplastics www.pressenza.com/2024/12/new-...
New Microplastics Water Filter Made With Cotton and Squid Bone Could Be 99.9% Effective, Scientists Report
In a new study led by researchers at Wuhan University, scientists have developed a filter, made with cotton and squid bone, that can be used to adsorb
www.pressenza.com
December 15, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Hope for removing microplastics from water but we still need to stop producing more plastics: New Microplastics Water Filter Made With Cotton and Squid Bone Could Be 99.9% Effective, Scientists Report #plastics #plasticspollution #microsplastics www.pressenza.com/2024/12/new-...
“Moment of truth” for plastic pollution as treaty talks get underway #plastics #plasticspollution www.climatechangenews.com/2024/11/25/u...
UN plastic pollution treaty talks kick off talks in Busan
Delegates from 175 countries will finalise a new UN treaty aimed at tackling plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea.
www.climatechangenews.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:53 PM
“Moment of truth” for plastic pollution as treaty talks get underway #plastics #plasticspollution www.climatechangenews.com/2024/11/25/u...
Even the ants 🐜 are getting all tangled up.
#plastics #plasticsPollution #microplastics #textiles #microfibers
Ants may be the first known insects ensnared in plastic pollution (sciencenews.org)
#plastics #plasticsPollution #microplastics #textiles #microfibers
Ants may be the first known insects ensnared in plastic pollution (sciencenews.org)
October 12, 2023 at 4:56 PM
Even the ants 🐜 are getting all tangled up.
#plastics #plasticsPollution #microplastics #textiles #microfibers
Ants may be the first known insects ensnared in plastic pollution (sciencenews.org)
#plastics #plasticsPollution #microplastics #textiles #microfibers
Ants may be the first known insects ensnared in plastic pollution (sciencenews.org)
A planet in crisis: How can we solve our plastics problem? #plastics #plasticspollution #fossilfuels #waste thehill.com/opinion/ener...
A planet in crisis: How can we solve our plastics problem?
The oil industry is causing another life-threatening problem. Plastic waste has invaded the bodies of virtually every breathing lifeform on the planet.
thehill.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:55 PM
A planet in crisis: How can we solve our plastics problem? #plastics #plasticspollution #fossilfuels #waste thehill.com/opinion/ener...
The ‘recycled’ plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill #recyling #fashion #sustainability #pollution #waste #plastics #plasticspollution #ciculareconomy www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/11/n...
The ‘recycled’ plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill.
Here’s why that matters.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The ‘recycled’ plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill #recyling #fashion #sustainability #pollution #waste #plastics #plasticspollution #ciculareconomy www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/11/n...
Seabirds that ingest plastic show signs of neurodegenerative, liver, and kidney disease—even when they appear healthy. Proteomics reveals plastics’ hidden, insidious health impacts. What does this mean for us?
tinyurl.com/yc95zm9a #Microplastics #Wildlife #PlasticsPollution
tinyurl.com/yc95zm9a #Microplastics #Wildlife #PlasticsPollution
World-first analysis of seabirds who've eaten plastic reveals slow, insidious health impacts
We all know microplastics are bad for the environment and our health, but do we really know how bad?
tinyurl.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Seabirds that ingest plastic show signs of neurodegenerative, liver, and kidney disease—even when they appear healthy. Proteomics reveals plastics’ hidden, insidious health impacts. What does this mean for us?
tinyurl.com/yc95zm9a #Microplastics #Wildlife #PlasticsPollution
tinyurl.com/yc95zm9a #Microplastics #Wildlife #PlasticsPollution
#PlasticsPollution is a threat to #HumanRights. We need to make sure that the plastics treaty is effective to protect the planet for future generations.
Read the statement from Marcos Orellana
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Read the statement from Marcos Orellana
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Plastic pollution a global threat to human rights, say UN experts
GENEVA – UN experts said today the legally binding global instrument on plastic pollution, now in the final phase of negotiation, must secure accountability in all stages of the plastic cycle. Ahead o...
www.ohchr.org
November 23, 2024 at 10:51 PM
#PlasticsPollution is a threat to #HumanRights. We need to make sure that the plastics treaty is effective to protect the planet for future generations.
Read the statement from Marcos Orellana
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Read the statement from Marcos Orellana
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Five charts: Why a UN plastics treaty matters for climate change #UnitedNations #plastics #plasticspollution #INC5 #emissions #fossilfuels www.carbonbrief.org/five-charts-...
Five charts: Why a UN plastics treaty matters for climate change - Carbon Brief
A global treaty on plastics, touted as the most important environmental treaty since the Paris Agreement, will be negotiated in South Korea.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 26, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Five charts: Why a UN plastics treaty matters for climate change #UnitedNations #plastics #plasticspollution #INC5 #emissions #fossilfuels www.carbonbrief.org/five-charts-...
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation #microplastics #agriculture #farming #foodsecurity #plasticspollution #starvation www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation #microplastics #agriculture #farming #foodsecurity #plasticspollution #starvation www.theguardian.com/environment/...