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Microplastics, the things we can't see
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Even the most pristine beaches which appear clean hold a dark secret. Microplastics can be found lurking in the water or even on the sand. This particular stunning beach in Tasmania was a welcome relief, that there was no visible plastic or human traces. Today's day of #juneocean we are talking about the microscopic massive problem
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Each year, about 1 million tons of tiny plastic fibers are released into wastewater.
Microfibers from synthetic fibers found along the worlds shorelines account for 85% of the total waste found.
A single fleece jacket sheds up to 250,000 microfibers during a single wash.
Washing machines and water systems currently do not have fine enough filters to stop these tiny pieces of plastic.
93% of bottled water showed some sign of microplastic contamination.
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How can we help? ❌Stop buying single use plastics which are first to get thrown out and then either incinerated, left in landfill, or slowly breaking down in the ocean.
✔️Purchase natural clothing fibres such as cotton, linen, hemp
❌ Do not heavy duty machine wash synthetic fibres as this releases the most microplastics.
✔️Try and close the loop by donating old clothes and buying second hand.
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On May 19, Alfaro graduated from San Diego State University with a master's degree in education, with a concentration in counseling. She decided to honor her parents in her graduation photos, standing in her cap and gown with her parents, in work clothes, in the middle of the fruit fields where her mother still works.
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"With love I dedicate my master's to my parents. Their sacrifice to come to this country to give us a better future was well worth it," Alfaro said.
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I’ve always believed that life is about transformation! We must continuously evolve our way of thinking and being! It’s all part of life.
I’ve been offered a position at our West Hollywood club and I cannot be more excited to start this new journey! I’ve been in SF for over 20 years and I have created friendships that will last a lifetime!
To my students, I say thank you! You’ve shaped my teaching and made me the instructor I am today. We’ve laughed our way to better health!
To my family and friends, thank you for being a shoulder to cry on, someone I could laugh with, and someone who let me be ME! You’ve been with me through everything and loved me unconditionally!
To all my failures, thank you for reminding me how strong I am, how powerful I am, and to show me I can do things I didn’t think possible!
And to The City, thank you for teaching a 19-year old kid what it takes to live fully, to get a zip car and go to IKEA, to go to Dolores Park and hang out with friends, and to walk your streets saying how grateful I am to live in a beautiful city!
Am I sad? You bet!
Am I excited? You bet!
Am I transforming? ALWAYS!
What’s next for you? For me, the sky’s the limit! Time to be brave! Time to take a chance. Time to LIVE!
What’s your transformation? Leave a comment below and tag a friend!
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36 NAME TAGS : I sit here this Sunday evening feeling quite chuffed with myself. I have never been a great networker, I’m an Introvert, plain & simple. To get around this I set up ‘V-Formation’ in Dec 2017 which among other things had an objective of providing a structure to fulfil my personal desire to properly indentify whom I believed to be my real Network. V-Formation has since followed a natural segue to currently be a quality local network of 36 like minds, primarily “business people who care”. Tomorrow at 7:00am we gather for our 10th “Without Prejudice” Breakfast Meet in Parnell and as I laid out the name tags I felt a quiet sense of pride and satisfaction that we have no shortage of good people around us.