I’ve been more and more conscious about microplastics. I was not aware that the laundry and dishwasher pods are just plastic which then goes into the water system.

What can be done to prevent microplastics?

  • Edgecrusher35@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    Considering the overwhelming majority of microplastic in water comes from car tire dust probably nothing until transportation changes worldwide.

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      8 months ago

      This is correct, but there are really 2 main sources, tire dust and synthetic fabrics (polyester).

      The rubber tree is endangered so I wouldn’t recommend switching away from synthetic rubbers for tires, not without another replacement. But we have a lot of alternatives to polyester, we could start moving away from that material. It just takes the will to do it.