People's Plastic Revolution

11/08/2025

3D printing isn’t just for plastic anymore.

Brilliant DIY solution❣️

Indigenous earth-building techniques + robotics + engineered material mixtures = affordable low-carbon homes

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 - Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology are developing a 3D printing system that constructs durable homes using earth, plant fibers, and natural materials. Led by Dr Mohamed Gomaa, the app

10/22/2025

Please join us as we make sparkling glow-in-the-dark Halloween decorations!

FREE for all ages ~ Everything will be provided (non-toxic paint, stencils, etc.) to easily create spinning spiderwebs with discarded DVDs.

You’ll learn how to prepare old CDs / DVDs for painting, understand a few things about working with plastic, and discover a creative way to keep plastic out of the landfill.

The bit of bling you take home could inspire others to transform throwaway things into something useful.

Saturday, Oct 25, 11am - 1pm
Rubble Art @ Eco-Thrift
314 N Howes St.
Fort Collins, CO
People's Plastic Revolution

10/20/2025

Come as you are ~ all supplies provided. We welcome donations of old CDs & DVDs for

09/01/2025

Bring your discarded toys to the Toy Jam table at the Mother Earth Free Market on September 13, 2025. Or just stop at the table for some upcycling fun!

06/20/2025

Wanna play? How about a family-friendly & earth-friendly Toy Jam next week? Transform old broken toys into new whimsical creations with kids of all ages. 🧚‍♂️🌞🧚⭐️🧚‍♀️

Thursday ⏰ 6/26/25 ⏰ 6-8 pm ⏰ 314 N Howes


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04/30/2025

Researchers from the University of Newcastle in Australia found that even a small scratch on a non-stick pan can release around 9,100 microplastic particles. If the coating is damaged more severely, up to 2.3 million microplastic and nanoplastic particles could be released into food and the surrounding cooking area.

Published in Science of The Total Environment, the study emphasizes the need for caution when using non-stick cookware. To reduce the risk of contamination, researchers recommend avoiding metal utensils that can damage the surface and suggest switching to more durable alternatives like stainless steel or cast iron.

04/30/2025

04/30/2025

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/29/health/phthalates-heart-disease-wellness/index.html?Date=20250429&Profile=CNN,CNN+International&utm_content=1745906369&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6VHV5YgG6DRKcJJbV4RszFl1vL1roXZmEfbCy6tt9B6FjmGVmE4-nT7BuPIw_aem_OeKI8QG1XLOW7BxLNgaFHg

Phthalates, which are found in cosmetics, food packaging and other common household plastics, are linked to early death from heart disease, a new study said.

03/17/2025

Please don’t release balloons! They hurt birds & other wildlife. Thank you.

02/17/2025

Restaurant complies with tRump's plastic straw order by keeping one plastic straw (available on request) for him in case he visits.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DF7rjF0CXXq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

12/27/2024

These interactive visuals show how human-made things outweigh all forms of natural life on the planet.

Some takeaways:

• Humans use 100 times our mass in plastic.

• Human-made structures outweigh the mass of the living world.

• Humans outweigh wild animals 10 to 1.

• We weigh only half as much as the livestock we maintain to eat.

• The rise of technomass comes with an unavoidable rise in global temperature.

• 1,000 pounds of termites for every human on Earth.

• 8 billion people weighing 120 million tons account for only one 1/1000 of Earth’s biomass.

• 90 percent of Earth’s biomass is plants. Another sizable chunk is microbes — viruses, bacteria, algae, fungi — the biochemical threads that bind us.

• 1.3 trillion tons of man-made stuff is on the planet, almost all created in the 20th century.

• 2 billion cars & 70 billion tons of asphalt to drive them on.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/science/biomass-garbage-construction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kk4.ejiS.2tfhAVGN5BTd&smid=url-share

visualization of everything on earth