Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter Plastic Pollution Prevention Our Purpose
The Plastic Pollution Prevention Committee seeks to drastically reduce and ultimately remove unnecessary plastic products known to harm the environment and public health.
Central Park in Santa Clara
Micro & Nano plastics
Center for International Environmental Law https://www.ciel.org/breathing-plastic-the-health-impacts-of-invisible-plastics-in-the-air/ Polyethylene was the predominant polymer; the relative proportion of polyethylene MNPs was greater in brain samples than in liver or kidney … Shard-like appearances, with dimensions ranging from micrometer to nanometer sizes, suggest an aged, friable polymer composition .
Bioaccumulation of Microplastics in Decedent Human Brains Assessed by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
May 6, 2024, University of New Mexico. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11100893/ Dispersion, Accumulation, and the Ultimate Fate of Microplastics in Deep-Marine Environments, Frontiers In Earth Science, 2019 Microplastic
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The most recent research, from 2024-2025, lays blame, in part, on microplastic particles that "can enter bees’ guts and brains, damaging memory, weakening immune responses, and increasing death rates.” This year, 2025, losses of domesticated bees (honey bees) have been reported of up to 62% when compared to the same time in 2024 (https://tiny.cc/bee2025) 6 of 10 dead
No lawn
No plastic
No pesticide
No fertilizer
No herbicide
Yes low water
Yes flowers
Yes shrubs
Yes bees
Yes lizards
Yes birds
Since 2013
Imagine areas like this in our parks