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inspired by a friend misspeaking
"Litter on European beaches from the Baltic to the Aegean is falling, according to a new report.
If you’ve ever rented in Europe, or you’re a European and you live there, there’s a good chance you’ve had to comply with the strict waste control standards that require you to separate trash into several categories.
If that’s the case, and if it’s a pain in the neck sometimes, well crack a smile, because the hard work is paying off in one of the best, perfectly-tangible ways: how much trash is on European beaches.
In its latest EU Coastline Macro Litter Trend report, the Joint Research Center of the European Union has found that between 2015 and 2021 total beach litter has fallen 30%, with the biggest reductions seen in single-use plastic items (40%). The density was measured in pieces per 100 meters.
Pictured: Infographic via the JCR at the European Commission. Zoom or open image in new tab for better quality.
Fisheries-related items decreased by 20% as were plastic bags. The beaches that improved the most were concentrated around the Baltic Sea (45%) while the despite the enormity of the Mediterranean, it too experienced a dramatic decline (38%).
The report gathered data on macro marine litter trends across 253 beaches, and was pursuant to tracking the EU Zero Pollution Action Plan’s Target 5a, which aims to reduce plastic litter at sea by 50% by 2030.
That target would be well on the way to being met, if the report is accurate. Mediterranean beaches are subject to some of the highest densities of beach goers anywhere in the world, and for the improvement to be so dramatic, with 150 fewer pieces of litter found on average across every 100 meters of sand or stones, is a testament to more than just tight regulations."
-via Good News Network, May 7, 2025
🚨 Cool new project alert 🚨
WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people.
We're in an all-hands-on-deck moment here.
We've learned the hard way that talking to each other on social media about these problems, while very important, is insufficient to get CORRECT information to a critical mass of people.
That's why, if you ask me, it's time to hit the street.
4 artists & 3 scientists collaborated on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic.
Where should you put these posters?
Community Bulletin Boards
Classrooms
Your street-facing window
Wooden street poles
ETC
Here's who worked on this project:
Science Funding Saves Lives
Poster by Amy Schwartz
Article by @mikefeigin.bsky.social
Biology is Bigger than Binaries
Poster by@franzanth.bsky.social
Article by@jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social
Protecting Wildlife Starts with YOU
Poster by@zillahsmith.bsky.social
Article by me
Will our Oceans Thrive or Nosedive?
Poster by@invertebabe.bsky.social
Article by me
Alright now go buy some posters and put them in the public space. I'd give them to you for free but uhhhh I'm broke and can't afford to. We're making them as cheap as we can.
I hatched.🥚👀✨ Nice to meet you.🐌❤️
孵化したよ🥚👀✨ 初めまして🐌❤️
what happened. why is my feed suddenly super horny. I didn’t even do anything 😐 also I have been blocking the sane posts like 5 times each now
umm fucking sniffsniffsniffsniffsniff ??? ? (x)
who let this bird on the train
everyone deserves a living wage sticker by HagstoneArt
Prehistoric pictographs of dogs/canines in the 60th Unnamed Cave, Tennessee, USA
by Alan Cressler
Well put. (Source: Writing About Writing Facebook page)
I just signed up for a meetup and I’m actually really, really excited
Pikachu moving his ears ⚡️
worst part about the Internet is knowing that there are finally people who both match and complement your freak. the nearest one is 2,318.4 miles away and your time zones are awkward
owls + apples 🍎
me and my homies support real artists who put their passion into their pieces instead of a machine who rips off the hard work of talented peeps
ice cream
Illustration By Lexkon Liu ©
Decide
illustration By Lexkon Liu ©
imagine if it were that easy
It's so weird to me when people are like 'but that will cost the government money!' So what? They're the government, they're supposed to be spending money. What, you want them to take your tax dollars and then do nothing with it? Lock it all up in a big government vault and just look at it? Why are you so scared of giving a third grader lunch or a homeless person a house.
Sehnsucht
bright out
Another leafhopper to check off the species list: Tylozygus bifidus! Like a lot of leafhoppers, these guys are small-to-tiny in real life and blend in well with all kinds of plants. I love catching a glimpse of these striped beauties when I stop and smell the roses!
Banana for scale.
