Mariella Siña
@mariellasina.bsky.social
Microplastics, Climate Change, Peruvian @National Taiwan University
From food wrappers to polyester fibers, everyday #plastics are easily ingested by wildlife living near us.
We measured microplastics in feces from feral cattle, water buffalo, boars, macaques, and porcupines in Hong Kong’s peri-urban areas. 85% of samples contained microplastics 😟.
We measured microplastics in feces from feral cattle, water buffalo, boars, macaques, and porcupines in Hong Kong’s peri-urban areas. 85% of samples contained microplastics 😟.
January 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
From food wrappers to polyester fibers, everyday #plastics are easily ingested by wildlife living near us.
We measured microplastics in feces from feral cattle, water buffalo, boars, macaques, and porcupines in Hong Kong’s peri-urban areas. 85% of samples contained microplastics 😟.
We measured microplastics in feces from feral cattle, water buffalo, boars, macaques, and porcupines in Hong Kong’s peri-urban areas. 85% of samples contained microplastics 😟.
Reposted by Mariella Siña
Exactly!
#Recycling doesn't work, especially without caps on plastic production.
Recycling alone cannot end the plastic pollution crisis
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
#Recycling doesn't work, especially without caps on plastic production.
Recycling alone cannot end the plastic pollution crisis
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Recycling alone cannot end the plastic pollution crisis
Recycling has been touted as a solution to combat the global plastic pollution crisis,
but recycling rates of 10% are ineffective against annual plastic production of >460
million tonnes. Solutions be...
www.cell.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Exactly!
#Recycling doesn't work, especially without caps on plastic production.
Recycling alone cannot end the plastic pollution crisis
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
#Recycling doesn't work, especially without caps on plastic production.
Recycling alone cannot end the plastic pollution crisis
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Reposted by Mariella Siña
A call to ban non-essential microplastics used in cosmetics, festival and holiday decorations
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#micoplastics
#plasticpollution
#christmas
#holidays
#festivals
#glitter
#fakesnow
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#micoplastics
#plasticpollution
#christmas
#holidays
#festivals
#glitter
#fakesnow
A call to ban non-essential microplastics used in cosmetics, festival and holiday decorations | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core
A call to ban non-essential microplastics used in cosmetics, festival and holiday decorations - Volume 3
www.cambridge.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
A call to ban non-essential microplastics used in cosmetics, festival and holiday decorations
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#micoplastics
#plasticpollution
#christmas
#holidays
#festivals
#glitter
#fakesnow
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#micoplastics
#plasticpollution
#christmas
#holidays
#festivals
#glitter
#fakesnow
In a place where using paper/plastic plates and cutlery everyday for every meal, seeing the delivery of food in #reusable lunch boxes was such an extraordinary and beautiful sighting. #StopPollution #SmallActionsMatter
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
In a place where using paper/plastic plates and cutlery everyday for every meal, seeing the delivery of food in #reusable lunch boxes was such an extraordinary and beautiful sighting. #StopPollution #SmallActionsMatter