Plastic Balls

ExxonMobil put polymers in our testicles

University of New Mexico researchers tested the testicles of 47 dogs and 23 dudes earlier this year and every single pair contained microplastics.

The finding wasn’t too surprising since microplastics have also turned up in hearts, lungs, blood and the uteruses of women who’ve suffered multiple miscarriages. We appear to be evolving toward a worldwide BodyWorlds exhibit if a globally declining fertility rate doesn’t stop us first.

ExxonMobil is perhaps the most to blame as the leading producer of single-use plastic waste, according to the Plastic Waste Makers Index. It’s one of just 20 companies responsible for more than half of this garbage globally, according to the report.

The petroleum giant has known for decades that its plastics can’t really be recycled, and it has gone to great lengths to cover up this technical and economic reality, according to a lawsuit filed by the state of California last week.

Everyone paying extra for recycling services, and feeling good about their contributions to save the planet, is simply getting ripped off.

The truth is that only about 5% of plastics are actually recycled. The rest goes just about everywhere, including our nuts.

Homo plasticaneous. (Illustration credit: AI generated.)

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