Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
theconversation.com
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    30 days ago

    Those reusable grocery bags made from recycled plastic? Disintegrates into dust eventually. And in your household to while it does so.

    Use either natural fiber or nylon(more durable and by default, PFAS free).

    • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
      13·
      30 days ago

      I use a 40L messenger backpack for my groceries with a cotton bag inside for anything that doesn’t fit.