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CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
It was an honour to present our work on #microplastics in rivers to @APPGPlastics in Westminster last week chaired by @AlbertoCostaMP with representatives from @WomensInstitute & various organisations. Excellent discussion on how to limit microplastics entering the environment.
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
This week, @AlbertoCostaMP corralled cross-Political party support to call on the Sec of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs to support the Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill. It was co-signed by Jeryl Stone, our Chair. Find out more in the link in our bio.
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
This week I wrote to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in a letter co-signed by 38 cross-party parliamentarians expressing support for my Bill which would have microplastic filters fitted on all new washing machines.
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CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
#Microplastic pollution is impacting Britain’s rivers, seas and food supplies—as well as our own bodies—but a fibre capture filter on washing machines could cut the amount of fibres in the environment by 87%. #EndPlasticSoup 👕 @_RobbieMoore
We thank @_RobbieMoore for backing our campaign calling for microplastic filters in washing machines as a crucial first step in tackling this pollution. #Microplastics are linked to negative health effects and the disruption of aquatic life. #EndPlasticSoup
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
Thank you for the support Ben & a massive thank you to @WomensInstitute & @AlbertoCostaMP for your determination to tackle microfibre pollution. Here’s to the 200,000 WI members who voted for this action & to the cross party MPs supporting @APPGPlastics and this important bill
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CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
Marine microplastics - the plastic load on the natural world is impossible to ignore.
@CleanOcean @Blueoceanarctic @Bluemarinef @FriendEden100 @CarveMag @wsl
Dolphins Are Exhaling Microplastics
New research highlights how extensive plastic pollution is—and how nonhuman species, including dolphins, are exposed.
“Our study found that microplastic particles exhaled by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are similar in chemical composition to those identified in human lungs.”
“In humans, inhaled microplastics can cause lung inflammation, which can lead to problems including tissue damage, excess mucus, pneumonia, bronchitis, scarring, and possibly cancer. Since dolphins and humans inhale similar plastic particles, dolphins may be at risk for the same lung problems.”
#CleanerSeas
Via @WIRED
theconversation.com/micropla…
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
And if you are in any doubt that microplastics are a major problem, here's one example of an alarming study showing that "brain samples, which were collected in early 2024, measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight."
theguardian.com/environment/…
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
I am pleased to be presenting a Bill in Parliament today calling for all new washing machines to be fitted with microplastics filters.
Will it make any difference? Well, studies show that around 35% of all environmental microplastics are shed from clothing.
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
Well done @AlbertoCostaMP it’s good to see microplastics / microfibre filters on the agenda in Westminster again today:
albertocosta.org.uk/news/int…
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CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
Microplastics have been found in human blood, placenta, brain tissue, bone marrow, breast milk and testicles (yep, you read those last two right). @CleanerSeasGp is try to tackle the microplastics problem, starting with capturing microfibres at a major source – your laundry.
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
Is this worth protecting?! You bet your sweet bippy it is. Donate if you can, people @alistairpetrie @StephenMangan @TheCrownEstate @tveitdal @Skentelbery @sascampaigns @PirateFM @CornwallLive @CornishGuardian @cornwallsealGRT
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Save Port Isaac Bay Fundraiser is now live! Please consider donating, however much you can spare it all counts! You'll be supporting the group to gather expert scientific, environmental and legal advice to help get this license revoked. #cornwall
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
‘We support circular #economy and it's really important for us to develop a #solution that not only removes Microfibers, but also sees them removed and reused!’ - Avril, @CleanerSeasGp🌊
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CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
Alarming new research finds #microplastics are linked to elevated risks of autoimmune disorders, cancer, heart disease, & more.
Decades of silence demands action⏰
Take 3 simple action to #EndPlastics this #EarthDay: bit.ly/43zOLnt
#PlanetvsPlastics
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
Pleased to say we are back working with Cardiff Harbour Authority in the Bay. A small work party this morning removed 32 bags plastic bottles, 40 of general rubbish, a road barrier, cones, and lots needles. 1 small area to tackle next week. Hopefully people notice the difference – at Cardiff, Wales
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
That’s an astonishing amount of pollution impacting our marine ecosystems! Microplastic’s long-term impacts on plankton & microbial communities could have profound implications for marine biodiversity & hinder carbon storage & nitrogen cycling in the world’s oceans.#CleanerSeas
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
We are so excited to be presenters at the New Jersey Sustainable Summit 2024! Come visit us ! 🐢🌱🌻💚🐔😊🌍 @LBpublicschools @ElementaryGlc @greenschoolsorg @anjeeorg @EnvSusTCNJ @CleanerSeasOrg @NJNaturalGas @NewJerseyDOE
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
Microscopic plastics could raise risk of stroke and heart attack, study says.
Scientists link tiny particles in blood vessels with substantially higher risk of death
@GuardianEnviro
@iansample
6.3.24
theguardian.com/environment/…
Microplastic heARTwork™️ @AvrilGreenaway
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
Last week, APPG Microplastics Chair @AlbertoCostaMP hosted a Parliamentary Drop-in to raise awareness of #microplastics .
It was great to see so many MPs and thank you to the @WomensInstitute for continuing to support the work of the APPG.
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
The saddest compilation video I have ever made. But perhaps also the most positive if it causes a reduction in plastic pollution in 2024. In once pristine seas, every nearshore plankton sample I now collect contains plastic microfibers. (Sound On) @zeiss_micro
CleanerSeasProject®️ retweeted
An excellent article by @ThomsonFiji in @TIME
Climate change and our Ocean are intrinsically linked:
time.com/6341040/ocean-clima…
