Study links microplastics to Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice | Mice with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s show cognitive and memory problems when exposed to microplastics.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/02/alzheimers-symptoms-microplastics-mice-study/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzU2Nzg1NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzU4MTY3OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NTY3ODU2MDAsImp0aSI6IjFiMTc5Yjg2LTA0OTMtNGQzNi05MDFkLWUyMjdhMWY3NzI5MiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjUvMDkvMDIvYWx6aGVpbWVycy1zeW1wdG9tcy1taWNyb3BsYXN0aWNzLW1pY2Utc3R1ZHkvIn0.J-Z1yCjAUJQCLAXThRYHZF7z8zLOQLa7MmmffquQwcw
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The [underlying paper is open-access](https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7620/adf8ae)
Plastic is the oil industry’s backup plan, so [they’ve been actively trying to prevent a treaty to limit plastic pollution.](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/climate/plastic-pollution-treaty-talks-collapse.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk8.R9tK.aDsZ-Wu0nhYC)
Glass and honey wax. Reuse both for all packaging.
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