#plastic bottles

[shadowbrightshine]

If we really want to reduce plastic bottle useage we need to fix the pipe systems around America.

For a lot of people it isn’t pickiness. They cannot drink their own tap water because it's unsafe to consume.

If we really want people to stop buying bottled water, they need to have water safe to drink in the first place. And a reusable cup, no matter how good, does not fix your bad water supply. The people who need better water will not get it by filling these cups with more bad tap water.

If we want to get rid of these insane companies selling water, we should try to put pressure on fixing our pipes and our resiviors. Not just in America but worldwide.

Not only is there over buying of expensive cups for clout, but that doesn't help at all. I don't blame people for buying a cup or two. (The people who bought 30 Stanley's I am not happy but it's not a moral thing.) I have reusable bottles. I like the smaller ones.

Mentioning Stanley cups I don't like them for a few reasons but, I am autistic and I have trouble with spacial awareness. I am knocking these over all the time because they are big and bulky. And unlike my cylinder metal bottle, the Stanley is open, so the water spills everywhere. And they are too big. They hurt when they fall on my feet or hit me in the hallway.

I think we should try to put more focus on fixing the pipes and the water ways. Everyone is supposed to have a tap in their home, (where I live) and yet I have friends who can't use it for anything but showers and dishwashing. One of my friends brings jugs of water home from water fountains or taps in public places because they can't afford to buy bottled water, but they can't drink their own water.

Personal filters would help, we should use them. But it's another thing not everyone can afford.

If we have a right to drinkable water, why do so many of us not have a source of water we can drink from in our homes?

I'm not doing a "we MUST DO THIS or you're a bad person! You're doing activism wrong! You are looking at the BAD kinds of work and not doing this RIGHT ONE."

That's not what I'm doing.

I'm tired of plastic water bottles and of giant cups. I just want to be able to drink my water.

It would solve a lot of problems if people could just drink from their taps safely.

#shine post #stanley cups #water #activism #fixing the pipes #pipes #reducing plastic #american activism #plastic bottles #water punk #water filtration #the taps arent safe #i have autism #autistic adult #it hurts #they hurt when they fall on my feet

[photosofchaos]

Balmain SS 24 flowers were made from recycled bottles

#balmain #olivier rousteing #ss24 #plastic bottles #sustainability #sustainable fashion #fashion #runway #flowers #recycled #fashion week #flower petal dress #couture

[pointandshooter]

John Akomfrah - part of installation - Purple

Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC

photo: David Castenson

#plastic bottles #john akomfrah #art installation #black and white photography #photographers on tumblr

[afrotumble]

#recycling #plastic bottles #toy car

[thoughtportal]

Single-use plastic bottles are fueling the petrochemical build out, are the greatest source of plastic packaging pollution, and have a clear alternative: the refillable bottle.

At the core of the plastics crisis lies the idea of ‘disposability,’ which we’re tackling through an initiative to bring back the refillable bottle. With this campaign, we will:

Turbo charge deposit return systems (bottle bills) to capture beverage bottles and create the infrastructure needed for a circular system

Call on Coca-Cola and other companies to prioritize reuse and refill, instead of single-use plastic

Win policies that ensure the beverage industry sells a portion of its bottles in reusable containers

Such policies would be among the first binding reusable packaging targets in the US and the world. Overall, this policy-forward solution will divert billions of plastic bottles from landfills and the environment and lower greenhouse gas emissions, while demonstrating how we can build a reusable economy.

#call to action #pollution #coca cola #plastic bottles #Youtube

[ceevee5]

#plastic #recycling #plastic bottles #dolphins #comic art

[randomberlinchick]

Watch "Reycling Concerto: PLASTIC BOTTLE CADENZA (Perc. Vivi Vassileva / Comp. Gregor A. Mayrhofer)" on YouTube

Vivi Vassileva's performance in Friedrich Cerha's percussion concert was fucking spectacular and definitely the highlight of the evening for me. As one of her encores, she did a "recycling" piece, which I found on YouTube. 😊

Good night y'all and a good start in the new week!

#vivi vassileva #percussionists #friedrich cerha #plastic bottles #recycling #Youtube

[penguinonfire]

A flower I made from a plastic bottle + a straw and, sewn together with wire.

#penguinonfire #sirenstella #recycling #recycled art #trash art #plastic bottles #crafts #flowers #plastic

[grandboute]

Picture brand

Clothes made in France from waste

Picture organic clothing

#picture #clothes #waste #made in france #organic #technic clothes #surf brand #ski brand #french clothes #plastic bottles #save our planet #surfers against sewage #save our waves #stop pollution #protect our planet

[polireport]

Enzymes will save us from microplastics.

A recent study replicates the molecular level enzymatic breakdown of PET.By interpreting spectroscopic data, they created a 3D molecular model of the process.

Why is this interesting? We know far too little about PETases. In fact, theories remain on how they function. Knowing more about the mechanisms that regulate degradation would help us build more specific and effective enzymes.

Thanks to this study we now know that they can "walk" on the PET chain and they do not need large amount of plastic to work, even 2 subunits are enough.

What to say, will enzymes really save us? I surely hope so.

Full article

Reference: Patricia Falkenstein et al, On the Binding Mode and Molecular Mechanism of Enzymatic Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation, ACS Catalysis (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c00259

Image Reference:  Carola Jerves et al , Reaction Mechanism of the PET Degrading Enzyme PETase Studied with DFT/MM Molecular Dynamics Simulations ACS Catalysis (2021) DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03700

Journal information: ACS Catalysis

#PET #microplastics #savetheplanet #save the ocean #plastic #Plastic Bottles

[greenfutures]

This is fascinating: They’re using recycled PET soda bottles to create a new building material for prefab construction slabs; it’s PET foam insulation inside, with an impermeable skin, so it doesn’t need any exterior cladding, and is waterproof, so you don’t need shingles; you can just paint it. This could be revolutionary for building affordable homes that are energy-efficient, and much greener with less ‘virgin’ wood, CO2-intensive concrete, transportation of materials, etc. 

#upcycling #plastic bottles #building materials #polyethylene

[munaeem]

Can water go bad? When is its use-by date?

Water itself does not expire or go bad in the same way that food or beverages do. However, if water is stored improperly or contaminated, it can become unsafe to drink. To ensure the quality of stored water, it is recommended to follow these guidelines: Bottled Water: Most commercially bottled water will have a “best-by” or “use-by” date printed on the label. It is generally safe to drink the…

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#bottled water #Diseases #plastic bottles #Water

[abnormalityrobot]

#wtf #the fuck #school #school gym #school stage #bridies #as in the thing you hit in badminton #why the fuck is there a book down there #fnaf book #idk why it’s there or how it got there #why is there a hairbrush #garbage #mainly #plastic bottles #fucking disgusting

[s2z]

North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 2022-10-25 16:00:46 by stuart murdoch Via Flickr: A comment on popular culture? Perhaps. Moonee Ponds creek after the heavy rains in spring. One of several projects, that explore photography as evidence amongst other ideas. Blog | Tumblr | Twitter | Website | Instagram | Photography links | s2z digital garden | pixelfed.social | glass | grainary | vero

#IMG_6470 #melbourne #victoria #australia #moonee ponds creek #creek #pollution #floods #flooding #flotsam #jetsom #tv #crt tv #bottles #plastic bottles #cathode ray tube tv #pc3051 #auspctagged:pc3061 #nth.mel:pc3051 #flickr

[floraison-cosmetic-packaging]

The airless cosmetic packaging items as found on the Floraison website's products page are generally categorized as Pro Zero Waste.

Zero Waste practices have been defined as: "The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health.”

This practice is very much aligned with the ethos at Floraison where we are proud to supply cosmetic packaging solutions that are durable, refillable and reusable.

By supplying items which barely make it to the environment - we encourage zero-waste practices from within - consciously taking the necessary steps to prevent further ecological harm all the while providing both businesses and families with quality packaging that is easy and convenient to use and to reuse again.

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#cosmetic packaging #cosmetic bottles #cosmetics #cosmetic #skincare packaging #plastic bottles #skincare #lotion #face serum #south africa #pretoria #durban #cape town #africa #lip balm #reusable #reusability #ecofriendly #sustainable products #sustainablebeauty

[ifbrd]

My dad, who has been bitching about plastic and the environment for weeks now, just said he’s going to put a message in a plastic bottle and throw it in the river 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

#where a bird can find it #environment #plastic bottles #not to mention even if someone finds it they won’t think it’s a message in a bottle they’ll think it’s litter and throw it away