Joy Scrogum
@joysness.bsky.social
Sustainability professional, science communicator, writer, creative reuse advocate, problem solver. Zero waste, pollution prevention, circular economy, environmental health = human health. Views my own. Check out my site, https://joysness.com/.
My latest post for the ISTC blog will help you try out the tradition of the Icelandic Yule Book Flood with suggested non-fiction and fiction books related to sustainability issues. blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/11/25/c...
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My latest post for the ISTC blog will help you try out the tradition of the Icelandic Yule Book Flood with suggested non-fiction and fiction books related to sustainability issues. blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/11/25/c...
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Make sure you check out a great issue of the Journal of Great Lakes Research, featuring papers on sand dune bacterial community structure, the benthic community of Lake Superior, and more. JGLR, vol. 51, issue 5: https://bit.ly/48A2a2M #JGLR #GreatLakesSci
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Make sure you check out a great issue of the Journal of Great Lakes Research, featuring papers on sand dune bacterial community structure, the benthic community of Lake Superior, and more. JGLR, vol. 51, issue 5: https://bit.ly/48A2a2M #JGLR #GreatLakesSci
'The Casella Center for Circular Economy and Sustainability at the University of Vermont posted a fact sheet in August 2025 — “Microplastics in Food Waste Recycling”' www.biocycle.net/fact-sheet-o...
Fact Sheet On Microplastics In Food Waste Recycling | BioCycle
“No technology or processing strategy is inherently free from contamination risk and that there is no standard way to measure microplastics in food waste recycling materials, making it difficult to co...
www.biocycle.net
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
'The Casella Center for Circular Economy and Sustainability at the University of Vermont posted a fact sheet in August 2025 — “Microplastics in Food Waste Recycling”' www.biocycle.net/fact-sheet-o...
'Fragments of rubber balloons, plastic bags and fishing line can cause fatal blockages and injuries in sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals, according to a new analysis.' insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
Deadly in Small Doses: New Research Shows the Lethal Effects of Ingested Plastic on Marine Animals - Inside Climate News
Fragments of rubber balloons, plastic bags and fishing line can cause fatal blockages and injuries in sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals, according to a new analysis.
insideclimatenews.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
'Fragments of rubber balloons, plastic bags and fishing line can cause fatal blockages and injuries in sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals, according to a new analysis.' insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
"The harmful effects were seen only in male mice, offering new clues about how microplastics may affect cardiovascular health in humans." news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
Microplastics hit male arteries hard
UC Riverside-led mouse study finds link between microplastic exposure and atherosclerosis
news.ucr.edu
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"The harmful effects were seen only in male mice, offering new clues about how microplastics may affect cardiovascular health in humans." news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
Center for Economic Impacts & Societal Benefits releases guidance on pollution prevention industrial assessment blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/11/18/c...
Center for Economic Impacts & Societal Benefits releases guidance on pollution prevention industrial assessment – ISTC blog
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November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Center for Economic Impacts & Societal Benefits releases guidance on pollution prevention industrial assessment blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/11/18/c...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
'“When plastics are not essential, we should be getting rid of them,” said Jean-Marie Kauth, a professor and researcher at Benedictine University and signee of the letter.' www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/epa-...
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
'“When plastics are not essential, we should be getting rid of them,” said Jean-Marie Kauth, a professor and researcher at Benedictine University and signee of the letter.' www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/epa-...
Working through the current turmoil by writing #poetry: Phoenix. medium.com/the-moving-p...
Phoenix
The exhaustion of constant trial by fire
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Working through the current turmoil by writing #poetry: Phoenix. medium.com/the-moving-p...
Great reuse program for can carriers! ecofriendlybeer.com/drinking-for...
Drinking for The Environment
How these Vermont and New Hampshire craft beer retailers are taking sustainability into their own ‘cans’
PR (New Hampshire and Vermont), October, 2025
Reduce, reuse, recycle. It’s a phrase we’ve...
ecofriendlybeer.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Great reuse program for can carriers! ecofriendlybeer.com/drinking-for...
"a single laundromat releases up to 7.2 trillion microfibers into the air each year...scaled city-wide, emissions could reach 1.1 quadrillion microfibers annually" static1.squarespace.com/static/6537f...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"a single laundromat releases up to 7.2 trillion microfibers into the air each year...scaled city-wide, emissions could reach 1.1 quadrillion microfibers annually" static1.squarespace.com/static/6537f...
'For the first time, scientists have conducted a rigorous study of the Amazon Basin and found that plastic pollution is widespread across its ecosystems, contaminating water, plants and much of the wildlife.' phys.org/news/2025-10...
First comprehensive review of plastic pollution in the Amazon reveals contamination poses urgent health risks
Plastic may well be a useful everyday item, but its careless disposal in oceans and inland waterways is a pressing global problem. Plastic pollution poses a significant threat to human health and the ...
phys.org
October 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
'For the first time, scientists have conducted a rigorous study of the Amazon Basin and found that plastic pollution is widespread across its ecosystems, contaminating water, plants and much of the wildlife.' phys.org/news/2025-10...
'In a recent study published by eBioMedicine, researchers found that women with higher levels of microplastics in their placenta were at an increased risk of experiencing spontaneous miscarriage in the first trimester.' www.ehn.org/miscarriage-...
Microplastics in the placenta linked to increased risk of miscarriage
In a recent study published by eBioMedicine, researchers found that women with higher levels of microplastics in their placenta were at an increased risk of experiencing spontaneous miscarriage in the...
www.ehn.org
October 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
'In a recent study published by eBioMedicine, researchers found that women with higher levels of microplastics in their placenta were at an increased risk of experiencing spontaneous miscarriage in the first trimester.' www.ehn.org/miscarriage-...
'New research presented at UEG Week 2025 shows that microplastics – plastic particles smaller than 5mm commonly found in the environment – can alter the human gut microbiome, with some changes resembling patterns linked to depression and colorectal cancer.' www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Microplastics found to change gut microbiome in first human-sample study
New research presented today at UEG Week 2025 shows that microplastics – plastic particles smaller than 5mm commonly found in the environment – can alter the human gut microbiome, with som...
www.eurekalert.org
October 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
'New research presented at UEG Week 2025 shows that microplastics – plastic particles smaller than 5mm commonly found in the environment – can alter the human gut microbiome, with some changes resembling patterns linked to depression and colorectal cancer.' www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
In honor of Climate Week in NYC, please enjoy this piece & its embedded link to an ad featuring Samuel L. Jackson. "These giants are standing tall against fossil fuels. Rising up out of the ocean like a middle finger to CO2." www.canarymedia.com/articles/cul...
Can climate comedy still work? This offshore wind ad suggests it can.
The satirical video starring Samuel L. Jackson pokes fun at offshore wind disinformation right as the Trump administration is targeting both comedy and…
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September 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In honor of Climate Week in NYC, please enjoy this piece & its embedded link to an ad featuring Samuel L. Jackson. "These giants are standing tall against fossil fuels. Rising up out of the ocean like a middle finger to CO2." www.canarymedia.com/articles/cul...
Study Assesses State-by-State Efforts to Take on Plastic Waste www.waste360.com/plastics/stu...
Study Assesses State Efforts to Take on Plastic Waste
The U.S. pumps out more plastic waste than almost any country in the world, and the pressure is on for states to take the lead in curbing the issue.
www.waste360.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Study Assesses State-by-State Efforts to Take on Plastic Waste www.waste360.com/plastics/stu...
'Common chemicals in plastics, personal care products, and food packaging may drive the onset, growth, and spread of breast cancer—the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women, new research suggests.' usrtk.org/healthwire/p...
Phthalates in everyday products may fuel breast cancer, new study warns
Phthalates—common chemicals in plastics, personal care products, and food packaging—may drive the growth and spread of breast cancer, a new study warns.
usrtk.org
September 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
'Common chemicals in plastics, personal care products, and food packaging may drive the onset, growth, and spread of breast cancer—the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women, new research suggests.' usrtk.org/healthwire/p...
'In her review of over 140 scientific articles, Sajedi writes that individuals on average ingest between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles per year, and bottled water users consume 90,000 more particles than tap water consumers.' www.concordia.ca/news/stories...
The chronic risks from single-use plastic water bottles are dangerously understudied, new Concordia research shows | News - Concordia University
Regular use will add tens of thousands of micro- and nanoplastic particles directly into your body every year.
www.concordia.ca
September 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
'In her review of over 140 scientific articles, Sajedi writes that individuals on average ingest between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles per year, and bottled water users consume 90,000 more particles than tap water consumers.' www.concordia.ca/news/stories...
Congratulations to the 2025 Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) Award winners! p2.org/2025-MVP2-Aw...
2025 MVP2 Awards
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September 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) Award winners! p2.org/2025-MVP2-Aw...
Happy Pollution Prevention (P2) Week (Sept. 15-21, 2025)! Check out my latest ISTC blog post to learn more about P2, P2 week, & assistance your organization can tap into from the Center for Economic Impacts & Societal Benefits (CEISB). blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/09/16/c...
September 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Happy Pollution Prevention (P2) Week (Sept. 15-21, 2025)! Check out my latest ISTC blog post to learn more about P2, P2 week, & assistance your organization can tap into from the Center for Economic Impacts & Societal Benefits (CEISB). blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/09/16/c...
There's a long way to go before mushroom-based (mycelium-based) materials can fully replace plastics. But this is a really cool effort. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The man and the mushroom kayak: can a boat made from mycellim change the future/
Sam Shoemaker’s record-setting voyage shows the promise – and limits – of fungi as a plastic alternative
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
There's a long way to go before mushroom-based (mycelium-based) materials can fully replace plastics. But this is a really cool effort. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...