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People care a lot about where their food comes from but rarely ask the same questions about their clothes. These 10 sustainable fashion documentaries open your eyes to what’s really behind what we wear.
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#SustainableFashion #FastFashion
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#SustainableFashion #FastFashion
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
People care a lot about where their food comes from but rarely ask the same questions about their clothes. These 10 sustainable fashion documentaries open your eyes to what’s really behind what we wear.
Check them out👉 thrivingsustainably.com/sustainable-...
#SustainableFashion #FastFashion
Check them out👉 thrivingsustainably.com/sustainable-...
#SustainableFashion #FastFashion
Do you know why composting is important?
🗑️ Food scraps are ~24% of landfill waste
🔥 In landfills, they create methane, 25× stronger than CO₂
🌱 Compost improves soil so plants grow stronger and healthier
🪱 Worm composting works fast, even in small spaces
#Composting #SustainableLiving #Gardening
🗑️ Food scraps are ~24% of landfill waste
🔥 In landfills, they create methane, 25× stronger than CO₂
🌱 Compost improves soil so plants grow stronger and healthier
🪱 Worm composting works fast, even in small spaces
#Composting #SustainableLiving #Gardening
December 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Do you know why composting is important?
🗑️ Food scraps are ~24% of landfill waste
🔥 In landfills, they create methane, 25× stronger than CO₂
🌱 Compost improves soil so plants grow stronger and healthier
🪱 Worm composting works fast, even in small spaces
#Composting #SustainableLiving #Gardening
🗑️ Food scraps are ~24% of landfill waste
🔥 In landfills, they create methane, 25× stronger than CO₂
🌱 Compost improves soil so plants grow stronger and healthier
🪱 Worm composting works fast, even in small spaces
#Composting #SustainableLiving #Gardening
Not everything in our home needs to be disposable — especially things we use every week. Swapping plastic razors for reusable ones is such an easy way to reduce waste without changing your routine.
#sustainableliving #ecofriendly #plasticfree
#sustainableliving #ecofriendly #plasticfree
December 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Not everything in our home needs to be disposable — especially things we use every week. Swapping plastic razors for reusable ones is such an easy way to reduce waste without changing your routine.
#sustainableliving #ecofriendly #plasticfree
#sustainableliving #ecofriendly #plasticfree
Microplastics have been found in bottled water, seafood, salt, and even fresh produce, and most of us are consuming them without realizing it. 😬 The good news? Small, everyday choices can reduce exposure.
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#Microplastics #PlasticPollution
👉Learn more: thrivingsustainably.com/how-to-avoid...
#Microplastics #PlasticPollution
December 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Microplastics have been found in bottled water, seafood, salt, and even fresh produce, and most of us are consuming them without realizing it. 😬 The good news? Small, everyday choices can reduce exposure.
👉Learn more: thrivingsustainably.com/how-to-avoid...
#Microplastics #PlasticPollution
👉Learn more: thrivingsustainably.com/how-to-avoid...
#Microplastics #PlasticPollution
Wild — storms aren’t just wind and rain anymore; they’re literally moving ocean microplastics onto land. Climate change + plastic pollution = a feedback loop we really need to break. 🌍💔
#Microplastics #PlasticPollution #SaveOurOceans
#Microplastics #PlasticPollution #SaveOurOceans
Typhoons vacuum microplastics from ocean and deposit them on land, study finds
Tropical storms such as typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclones are Earth's most powerful weather systems. Born over warm oceans, they travel thousands of kilometers to land, traversing waters now polluted...
phys.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Wild — storms aren’t just wind and rain anymore; they’re literally moving ocean microplastics onto land. Climate change + plastic pollution = a feedback loop we really need to break. 🌍💔
#Microplastics #PlasticPollution #SaveOurOceans
#Microplastics #PlasticPollution #SaveOurOceans
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Ultrafine particles aren’t confined to airplanes.
They come from traffic, gas stoves, wildfire smoke, ports, airports, & indoor combustion. They’re too small for most monitors, mostly unregulated, and increasingly linked to heart disease, cancer, & fetal harm.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They come from traffic, gas stoves, wildfire smoke, ports, airports, & indoor combustion. They’re too small for most monitors, mostly unregulated, and increasingly linked to heart disease, cancer, & fetal harm.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Air passengers exposed to extremely high levels of ultrafine particle pollution, study finds
Levels during boarding and taxiing were far above those defined as high by the World Health Organization
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Ultrafine particles aren’t confined to airplanes.
They come from traffic, gas stoves, wildfire smoke, ports, airports, & indoor combustion. They’re too small for most monitors, mostly unregulated, and increasingly linked to heart disease, cancer, & fetal harm.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They come from traffic, gas stoves, wildfire smoke, ports, airports, & indoor combustion. They’re too small for most monitors, mostly unregulated, and increasingly linked to heart disease, cancer, & fetal harm.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
👶In the U.S., roughly 27 billion disposable diapers end up in landfills every year.
A single one can take up to ~500 years to decompose. 🤯 That’s generations of waste from something used once.
#PlasticPollution #DidYouKnow #ParentLife #NewParents
A single one can take up to ~500 years to decompose. 🤯 That’s generations of waste from something used once.
#PlasticPollution #DidYouKnow #ParentLife #NewParents
December 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
👶In the U.S., roughly 27 billion disposable diapers end up in landfills every year.
A single one can take up to ~500 years to decompose. 🤯 That’s generations of waste from something used once.
#PlasticPollution #DidYouKnow #ParentLife #NewParents
A single one can take up to ~500 years to decompose. 🤯 That’s generations of waste from something used once.
#PlasticPollution #DidYouKnow #ParentLife #NewParents
Microplastics move through air, water, and food chains because our systems allow it.
Solving this means rethinking production — not just cleanup.
#Microplastics #PlasticPollution
Solving this means rethinking production — not just cleanup.
#Microplastics #PlasticPollution
December 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Microplastics move through air, water, and food chains because our systems allow it.
Solving this means rethinking production — not just cleanup.
#Microplastics #PlasticPollution
Solving this means rethinking production — not just cleanup.
#Microplastics #PlasticPollution
We don’t need perfection.
We need better choices — repeated. 🌍❤️
#PlasticPollution #PlasticSwap #SustainableLiving
We need better choices — repeated. 🌍❤️
#PlasticPollution #PlasticSwap #SustainableLiving
December 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We don’t need perfection.
We need better choices — repeated. 🌍❤️
#PlasticPollution #PlasticSwap #SustainableLiving
We need better choices — repeated. 🌍❤️
#PlasticPollution #PlasticSwap #SustainableLiving
Fish aren’t just seeing plastic — about 60% of fish globally have already eaten microplastics they mistake for food. 🌊🐟
Plastic never really goes away — it just becomes part of the food web.
#PlasticPollution #SaveOurOceans #Microplastics
Plastic never really goes away — it just becomes part of the food web.
#PlasticPollution #SaveOurOceans #Microplastics
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Fish aren’t just seeing plastic — about 60% of fish globally have already eaten microplastics they mistake for food. 🌊🐟
Plastic never really goes away — it just becomes part of the food web.
#PlasticPollution #SaveOurOceans #Microplastics
Plastic never really goes away — it just becomes part of the food web.
#PlasticPollution #SaveOurOceans #Microplastics
December 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
♻️ Less than 6% of U.S. plastic waste gets recycled and the industry knew decades ago recycling couldn’t fix it.
Plastic was never designed to be circular; it just delays pollution.
We need to cut production, not keep pretending recycling is enough.
#PlasticPollution #TruthInPlastic
Plastic was never designed to be circular; it just delays pollution.
We need to cut production, not keep pretending recycling is enough.
#PlasticPollution #TruthInPlastic
Recycling Can’t Solve Our Plastic Crisis
"Recycling doesn’t sustainably prevent plastic waste from ending up in the environment," argues Judith Enck.
time.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
♻️ Less than 6% of U.S. plastic waste gets recycled and the industry knew decades ago recycling couldn’t fix it.
Plastic was never designed to be circular; it just delays pollution.
We need to cut production, not keep pretending recycling is enough.
#PlasticPollution #TruthInPlastic
Plastic was never designed to be circular; it just delays pollution.
We need to cut production, not keep pretending recycling is enough.
#PlasticPollution #TruthInPlastic
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Reposted by Thriving Sustainably
Volunteers who pick up litter on beaches have been warned to wear gloves to prevent a serious infection from toxic microplastics
Warning issued to litter pickers as study finds microplastics can carry pathogens
VOLUNTEERS who pick up litter on beaches have been warned to wear gloves to prevent a serious infection from toxic microplastics ...
www.thenational.scot
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Volunteers who pick up litter on beaches have been warned to wear gloves to prevent a serious infection from toxic microplastics
Holiday cooking = burnt-on gunk everywhere.
Instead of reaching for those toxic store-bought plastic bottles (the ones linked to 500+ VOCs 😳), try these simple, fume-free oven cleaning hacks with things you already have at home.
#SustainableLiving #PlasticFreeLiving #CleaningHacks
Instead of reaching for those toxic store-bought plastic bottles (the ones linked to 500+ VOCs 😳), try these simple, fume-free oven cleaning hacks with things you already have at home.
#SustainableLiving #PlasticFreeLiving #CleaningHacks
Oven Cleaning Hacks: Easy, Fume-Free Methods That Actually Work
Skip the harsh fumes and plastic-heavy cleaners. Learn fast, natural oven cleaning hacks using simple ingredients like baking soda, vinegar, and lemon.
thrivingsustainably.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Holiday cooking = burnt-on gunk everywhere.
Instead of reaching for those toxic store-bought plastic bottles (the ones linked to 500+ VOCs 😳), try these simple, fume-free oven cleaning hacks with things you already have at home.
#SustainableLiving #PlasticFreeLiving #CleaningHacks
Instead of reaching for those toxic store-bought plastic bottles (the ones linked to 500+ VOCs 😳), try these simple, fume-free oven cleaning hacks with things you already have at home.
#SustainableLiving #PlasticFreeLiving #CleaningHacks
Scientists at Rutgers have designed plastics that can self-destruct on a schedule breaking down in days, months, or years using chemistry inspired by DNA
#PlasticPollution #Innovation #Sustainability
#PlasticPollution #Innovation #Sustainability
Plastic can be programmed to have a lifespan of days, months or years
Inspired by natural polymers like DNA, chemists have devised a way to engineer plastic so it breaks down when it is no longer needed, rather than polluting the environment
www.newscientist.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Scientists at Rutgers have designed plastics that can self-destruct on a schedule breaking down in days, months, or years using chemistry inspired by DNA
#PlasticPollution #Innovation #Sustainability
#PlasticPollution #Innovation #Sustainability
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🧪 NEW STUDY led by @emilymaystevenson.bsky.social:
Microplastics in wastewater provide habitat for pathogenic bacteria, including Chlamydiia, and foster antibiotic resistance, “with polystyrene and HDPE nurdle communities posing a particular risk.” 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Microplastics in wastewater provide habitat for pathogenic bacteria, including Chlamydiia, and foster antibiotic resistance, “with polystyrene and HDPE nurdle communities posing a particular risk.” 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Sewers to Seas: exploring pathogens and antimicrobial resistance on microplastics from hospital wastewater to marine environments
Microplastic particles are extremely prevalent environmental pollutants which support microbial biofilms known as the ‘plastisphere’. Antimicrobial re…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🧪 NEW STUDY led by @emilymaystevenson.bsky.social:
Microplastics in wastewater provide habitat for pathogenic bacteria, including Chlamydiia, and foster antibiotic resistance, “with polystyrene and HDPE nurdle communities posing a particular risk.” 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Microplastics in wastewater provide habitat for pathogenic bacteria, including Chlamydiia, and foster antibiotic resistance, “with polystyrene and HDPE nurdle communities posing a particular risk.” 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A new study shows the presence of tiny rafts for pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 😱 That means every plastic fragment out there could carry dangerous microbes, a hidden health hazard riding alongside plastic pollution.
#Microplastics #PublicHealth #PlasticPollution
#Microplastics #PublicHealth #PlasticPollution
Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one
A new study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonized by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The study team calls for urgent action for waste management and strong...
phys.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A new study shows the presence of tiny rafts for pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 😱 That means every plastic fragment out there could carry dangerous microbes, a hidden health hazard riding alongside plastic pollution.
#Microplastics #PublicHealth #PlasticPollution
#Microplastics #PublicHealth #PlasticPollution
🌊 Over 1,200 marine species, from seabirds to whales, have eaten plastic, and even tiny amounts can be deadly. A seabird can die after just 3 sugar-cube-sized pieces.
This isn’t just litter; it’s a mass extinction-level threat to ocean life.
#PlasticPollution #OceanHealth #Microplastics
This isn’t just litter; it’s a mass extinction-level threat to ocean life.
#PlasticPollution #OceanHealth #Microplastics
More Than 1,200 Marine Animal Species Eat Plastic. Ingesting Even a Tiny Amount Can Kill Them, a New Study Suggests
Researchers examined more than 10,000 animal autopsies to figure out how much plastic is too much for ocean wildlife
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🌊 Over 1,200 marine species, from seabirds to whales, have eaten plastic, and even tiny amounts can be deadly. A seabird can die after just 3 sugar-cube-sized pieces.
This isn’t just litter; it’s a mass extinction-level threat to ocean life.
#PlasticPollution #OceanHealth #Microplastics
This isn’t just litter; it’s a mass extinction-level threat to ocean life.
#PlasticPollution #OceanHealth #Microplastics
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The bipartisan REUSE Act has unanimously PASSED the Senate‼️
The global plastics problem is complex, but we know we need to reuse what we currently have AND make fewer plastics in the first place. Enter, REUSE Act:
✅ Research for
✅ Environmental
✅ Uses and
✅ Sustainable
✅ Economies
bit.ly/3MovPTV
The global plastics problem is complex, but we know we need to reuse what we currently have AND make fewer plastics in the first place. Enter, REUSE Act:
✅ Research for
✅ Environmental
✅ Uses and
✅ Sustainable
✅ Economies
bit.ly/3MovPTV
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The bipartisan REUSE Act has unanimously PASSED the Senate‼️
The global plastics problem is complex, but we know we need to reuse what we currently have AND make fewer plastics in the first place. Enter, REUSE Act:
✅ Research for
✅ Environmental
✅ Uses and
✅ Sustainable
✅ Economies
bit.ly/3MovPTV
The global plastics problem is complex, but we know we need to reuse what we currently have AND make fewer plastics in the first place. Enter, REUSE Act:
✅ Research for
✅ Environmental
✅ Uses and
✅ Sustainable
✅ Economies
bit.ly/3MovPTV
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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
☕ If you love coffee, you’ll want to check this. The latest from Thriving Sustainably explains how “mold-free” coffee means beans tested for mycotoxins like aflatoxin and ochratoxin A—and why that matters for your gut, mood, and energy.
#cleancoffee #sustainableliving #coffeelovers
#cleancoffee #sustainableliving #coffeelovers
How to Find the Best Mold-Free Coffee (and Why It’s Worth the Switch)
Looking for mold-free coffee? See why people are making the switch, how to avoid mycotoxins, and the clean coffee brands that actually test their beans.
thrivingsustainably.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
☕ If you love coffee, you’ll want to check this. The latest from Thriving Sustainably explains how “mold-free” coffee means beans tested for mycotoxins like aflatoxin and ochratoxin A—and why that matters for your gut, mood, and energy.
#cleancoffee #sustainableliving #coffeelovers
#cleancoffee #sustainableliving #coffeelovers
Purdue researchers are developing bioplastics from biomaterials, such as plant starches, cellulose, and algae, rather than fossil fuels.
#PlasticPollution #Innovation #Sustainability
#PlasticPollution #Innovation #Sustainability
Building Bioplastics: Purdue researchers develop sustainable alternatives to plastic
For the last six months, researchers at Purdue and various other universities have been developing recyclable plastics that are made from biological materials such as corn and carbon dioxide.
www.purdueexponent.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Purdue researchers are developing bioplastics from biomaterials, such as plant starches, cellulose, and algae, rather than fossil fuels.
#PlasticPollution #Innovation #Sustainability
#PlasticPollution #Innovation #Sustainability
The horticulture industry is going all-in on finding sustainable plastic alternatives, ditching one-time disposables in favor of reusable or biodegradable hard goods.
#PlasticPollution #CircularEconomy #Sustainability
#PlasticPollution #CircularEconomy #Sustainability
Out of the Black: The Search for Sustainable Plastic Alternatives
Here's a look at how the horticulture industry is confronting the complex challenge of replacing disposable plastic hard goods.
www.greenhousegrower.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The horticulture industry is going all-in on finding sustainable plastic alternatives, ditching one-time disposables in favor of reusable or biodegradable hard goods.
#PlasticPollution #CircularEconomy #Sustainability
#PlasticPollution #CircularEconomy #Sustainability
Europe’s largest plastic factory faces a historic lawsuit. Communities from both sides of the Atlantic are uniting to challenge INEOS’s Project One over fracking, emissions, and health harms. Scope 3 emissions are finally in the legal spotlight.
#EnvironmentalJustice #PlasticPollution
#EnvironmentalJustice #PlasticPollution
Historic lawsuit against Europe's largest plastic factory
Historic lawsuit against Europe's largest plastic factory
www.plasticsoupfoundation.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Europe’s largest plastic factory faces a historic lawsuit. Communities from both sides of the Atlantic are uniting to challenge INEOS’s Project One over fracking, emissions, and health harms. Scope 3 emissions are finally in the legal spotlight.
#EnvironmentalJustice #PlasticPollution
#EnvironmentalJustice #PlasticPollution