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Dr. Melanie Bergmann
@melaniebergma18.bsky.social
Team Science. Marine biologist researching #Arctic #DeepSea & #plastic pollution; born at 326,68 ppm (she/her, sie/ihr). @MBergmann@mstdn.social
1.3k followers623 following449 posts
Reduced production of new #plastics#recycling#PlasticsTreaty.
"“#Petrochemical overcapacity and the resulting lower prices for virgin material make life harder for producers of recycled #plastics,” said Ciarán Healy, analyst at the International Energy Agency." #PlasticsTreaty t.co/r8s9wMUts2
Petrochemical glut makes new plastic cheaper than recycled
Surge in manufacturing in China and US leads to oversupply of products such as polyethylene
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Dr. Melanie Bergmann
@melaniebergma18.bsky.social
Team Science. Marine biologist researching #Arctic #DeepSea & #plastic pollution; born at 326,68 ppm (she/her, sie/ihr). @MBergmann@mstdn.social
1.3k followers623 following449 posts