Microplastics: No longer a "maybe"(ibbi.io)

64 points by ibbih 11 months ago | 34 comments

Plastic industry knew recycling was a farce for decades(euronews.com)

305 points by wooptoo 2 years ago | 142 comments

Research shows plant-based polymers can disappear within seven months(today.ucsd.edu)

191 points by geox 2 years ago | 111 comments

Paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS chemicals more often than plastic straws do(nbcnews.com)

75 points by housemusicfan 3 years ago | 42 comments

Figma's woes compound with Claude Design(martinalderson.com)

80 points by martinald 6 months ago | 70 comments

Slouching Towards Sensemaking(karanchawla.io)

16 points by karchaw 1 year ago | 0 comments

PlasticList – Plastic Levels in Foods(plasticlist.org)

418 points by homebrewer 1 year ago | 167 comments

PlasticList is a searchable database of lab-tested plastic chemical levels (nanograms per serving) in common foods, with downloadable TSV data.

Plastics are poisoning us(newyorker.com)

361 points by fortran77 3 years ago | 416 comments

New Yorker article by Elizabeth Kolbert on how plastics release and attract toxic chemicals and spread everywhere, from human placentas to deep ocean trenches.

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review(theguardian.com)

118 points by NewJazz 16 days ago | 59 comments

Guardian analysis on an FDA proposal to expand a loophole letting some toxic, non-carcinogenic chemicals be added to food without safety review.

New plastic pollution discovered: 'Plasticorals' coral rubble fused with plastic(oist.jp)

103 points by giuliomagnifico 5 days ago | 62 comments

OIST research news release describing 'plasticorals', coral rubble fused with melted plastic found on Okinawa beaches, published in Marine Pollution Bulletin.

Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy(news.cornell.edu)

411 points by giuliomagnifico 9 months ago | 748 comments

Cornell Chronicle article on research finding that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are associated with reductions in Americans' grocery and food purchases.

The characters of plastics (2024)(yarchive.net)

19 points by thelastgallon 23 days ago | 4 comments

A 2024 blog post comparing common plastic types such as polyethylene and nylon to human characters, explaining their chemical properties and uses.