This is the letter for week 105 of a weekly climate strike that went on for 4 years in front of San Francisco City Hall, beginning early March 2019. This plastic takes 10s to 100s of years to break down to micro and nanosizes17 which then infiltrate the biosphere in a plastic cycle. Plastic microlitter adsorbs (provides a surface to latch onto) other pollutants and toxins from the environment.28 So it’s not just plastic; we’re eating a plastic toxic stew. “Climate change: 12 years to save the planet? “Today’s Climate Change Is Worse Than Anything Earth Has Experienced in the Past 2,000 Years”.

Source: The Guardian October 14, 2023 15:03 UTC