The Plastic Shift

Raising awareness about the root causes of plastic pollution!
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#FactFriday: Did you know recycled plastics could be repurposed as construction materials for plastic housing? 🏠

Learn more about the unexpected ways to repurpose plastics by checking out our article: https://t.co/QomR4ONh3j

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Ever wondered about the situation with informal waste management in developing countries?

We talked to author and waste management advisor Dr. Martin Medina about his work in episode 8 of our podcast.

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No #FactFriday since this topic is fairly debatable...

But, we believe we'll need proper waste management systems in order to implement chemical recycling on a wider scale - how else can we ensure a homogeneous flow of plastics?

Read our article here: https://t.co/UjlFgWxmSd

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What are your thoughts on government policies for plastic pollution?

We talked to PhD candidate Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki about her research in global environmental policy. You can watch the podcast here:

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#FactFriday: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy where producers are given the responsibility of dealing with the end-of-life management of their products.

Learn more about how this policy could affect the plastic pollution issue here: https://t.co/I0BH5Gvjx5

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What if we could use recycled plastics to help us with wastewater treatment?

We talked to PhD student Huiyi Zhang and post-doctoral research associate Sabolcs Pap about this new type of adsorbent!

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#FactFriday: Only 2.9% of all plastic waste ends up in our oceans 😮

Read more about why cleaning our oceans is an ineffective solution to the plastic pollution problem by checking out our article: https://t.co/IcRyBGADgS

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What exactly are microplastics and can they harm us? 🤔

Find out more about the health impacts of microplastics from our podcast interview with PhD student Joana Prata from the University of Aveiro!

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#FactFriday: The recycling rate for municipal waste was under 10% in the US in 2019!!

Want to learn more about waste management technologies? Check out our article: https://t.co/gd8qHuCEPd

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It’s crazy to think that there might be up to 51 trillion pieces of microplastic floating in our oceans... You can learn more the knowns and unknowns of microplastics in episode 4 of our podcast!

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#FactFriday: Did you know that a reusable cotton bag would need to be reused up to 20,000 times to have as low of an environmental impact as single use plastics?

You can find out more about plastic alternatives by checking out our article: https://t.co/psWfRLVw09

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We spoke to the Chief Alliance Officer of @PlasticBank, Taylor Leigh Cannizzaro, about the informal waste management industry in developing countries. You can listen to the conversation via our podcast!

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#FactFriday: Over 80% of global mismanaged plastic waste comes from developing countries in Asia. This is the result of both poor waste management and the large amounts of plastic waste shipped to developing nations.

You can read more here: https://t.co/jwO4cZTxA7

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What are your thoughts on biodegradable plastics? We interviewed Dr. Markus Flury to learn more about this potential alternative to single-use plastics!

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Introducing... #FactFriday!! Did you know that low-value plastics are responsible for the largest share of landfill plastic waste?

Read more by checking out our article on low-value plastics here: https://t.co/TLbB1SQlS8

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Want to learn more about the effects of plastic contamination on the #recycling industry? Check out episode 1 of our podcast with Oksana Horodytska, a PhD Candidate in Engineering for Circular Economy!

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Hey Twitter 👋 Can't wait to share resources on the root causes of #plasticpollution! To learn more you can check out https://t.co/erOWEADcVR & stay tuned for our tweets!