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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 26m

Plastic pollution is a social justice issue. Learn from communities most impacted by the plastic pollution crisis at #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch on Nov. 8 to 💧Register for the livestream: bit.ly/TEDxGreatPac... #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

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Defend Our Health @defendourhealth.bsky.social · 4d

You’re invited to join Defend Our Health and Island Press for our webinar Defend Our Health: Authors & Friends on Thursday, October 23rd, at 1 PM ET. Learn more and register today! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 2d

🌎 That’s a wrap on Climate Week ‘25! Every year, thousands of people gather in NYC on the third week of September to activate around the climate crisis, with over 1,000+ events taking place around the city. We're reporting on the best of the week. 👉 bit.ly/3KyHrmF #PlasticPollutes

Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 4d

Two things can exist at once. We can embrace principles that put people and the planet first in our own lives and communities—and keep advocating for broader systemic change. 🗣️🧩 We are all connected. 🐛🦋🌳🐳🥒🌊🐊 ⁠
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#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #NoPlanetB #Earth

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 7d

Great job. Keep going! 👏
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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 7d

TIP: Keep your bottle clean.
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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 7d

TIP: You just need one reusable water bottle.
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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 7d

TIP: Bring your reusable bottle with you everywhere
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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 7d

Are you one of them? 🧵2️⃣ #PlasticPollutes

Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 7d

Do you love your reusable water bottle?

As you should! Keep your relationship healthy by refilling on the go, resisting overconsumption, and cleaning it often.

You just need one stellar reusable to hydrate and reduce plastic pollution🌟

🧵1️⃣ #PlasticPollutes

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 13d

Plastic never breaks down: it breaks up into tiny toxic pieces called “microplastics” that are found across the planet & throughout the human body, harming our health. 🔬 Join #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch on Nov. 8 to learn how to solve the problem: bit.ly/TEDxGreatPac...

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 15d

Our homes are built with plastic materials that pose huge health hazards during wildfires. 🔥 Burning plastic is toxic. 😵 California Housing Agencies must advance the use of fire-safe, non-toxic materials. 🏡 Sign the petition! ‼️ bit.ly/46E9l88
#PlasticPollutes #Wildfires

New Report Shows How Plastics Fuel Wildfires—and How Communities Can Build & Rebuild Better

Plastics’ production and use in our built environment both fuels wildfires and exacerbates wildfires’ harms to human health and the environment.

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 19d

Join us on Nov. 8 for the livestream #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch 🌊 Where experts, activists and thought leaders will dive into the question: How Do We Solve Plastic Pollution by 2040? 💧Register: bit.ly/TEDxGreatPac...

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 19d

As people head back-to-school and reorganize for the busy fall season, more plastic pollution and waste enters the trash bin. 🗑️ Follow the ‘Zero Waste Rehoming’ steps to reduce your clutter with intentional redistribution. ✨🍁 #PlasticPollutes bit.ly/3I5k9UF

Clearing with Care: Zero Waste Rehoming for a Plastic-Free Fall

Seasonal organizing can be more than a chore—it can be an act of care for people and the planet.

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 23d

Bottled water companies aren’t looking out for our health, they’re looking out for their plastic profits.💰

Time to invest in safe tap water and take back our public good! #FilteredNotBottled 💦 #PlasticPollutes

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 25d

🌿The cannabis industry has a growing plastic problem tied to regulations, meant to protect consumers, but with unintentional consequences: more plastic pollution.

👉🏼Read our latest blog as we explore pot’s plastic problem. bit.ly/3VaoV69

#PlasticPollutes #Cannabis #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Pot’s Plastic Problem: How Can Cannabis Truly Go Green?

A booming industry, an increasing plastic packaging problem. It's high time for the cannabis industry to truly go green.

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · Sep 4

Rsearch finds that Neptune Balls, which are bundles of seagrass, are 'mopping up ocean plastic.' This regenerative material has been used historically in a variety of ways such as packaging and housing materials. #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

'It's a way of the sea returning the trash to us': Why plastic-filled 'Neptune balls' are washing up on beaches

As tiny pieces of plastic clog our oceans, natural meadows of seagrass are bundling up microplastics and spitting them back out onto beaches in the form of "Neptune balls".

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · Sep 3

Art can be used to confront and depict the world around us. Here we highlight artists that use art to address one of the planet’s most pressing issues: the plastic pollution crisis—sparking conversation and demanding change.

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#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #Art

7 Works of Art that Will Open Your Eyes to Plastic Pollution

These works of art by Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) Artist Allies will open your eyes to an issue that affects us all: plastic pollution.

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · Sep 2

🔬New research finds that you could be inhaling 68,000 microplastics per day in your home. #PlasticPollutes
Learn more 👉🏼 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · Aug 28

💡Did you know that every plastic item you’ve ever used or seen in your lifetime is still in existence in some form on the planet? And it will still be here long after you’re gone—including your childhood toothbrush.

Read more about the problem of plastic here: bit.ly/45tqQaE

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · Aug 22

Plastic bottled water industry checklist:
✅ Exploit water crises and public fears around tap water
✅ Sell tap water back in plastic
✅ Call it “pure” and “natural”
✅ Pollute and drain Earth’s freshwaters
✅ Pocket profits
✅ Repeat
#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · Aug 21

Investing in reuse systems could save the UK grocery market hundreds of millions of dollars, according to new research by by GoUnpackaged. 🔄 And the benefits don’t stop there! Learn more about how we can scale up reuse infrastructure 👉🏼 bit.ly/3Jqw6Ey #PlasticPollutes

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · Aug 20

People should have the right to repair their own products, instead of being forced to buy new things because industry makes everything out of plastic and plans its obsolescence before it’s even produced.

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · Aug 19

🪺 New research shows that White Storks use #plastic baler twine when they build their nests, which entangles and kills their chicks. 🐥 This highlights the continued threat that plastics poses to bird species worldwide. Learn more: ow.ly/Iktv50WInl4 #PlasticPollutes

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · Aug 19

Dear algorithm, show me pictures of raingardens, pollinator gardens, community gardens, & native plants (instead of plastic grass). #PlasticPollutes

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