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Tires aren't 80% of microplastics pollution, that's a misreporting of the study. They're 80% of the category that includes tires, that whole category is only 11
by Wohlf 2y ago
Tires aren't 80% of microplastics pollution, that's a misreporting of the study. They're 80% of the category that includes tires, that whole category is only 11% of microplastics.
- tmaly 2y agodo you have the figures for synthetic clothing? I own some synthetic clothing, and I try hang dry it as I believe drying contributes to micro plastic pollution.
- Wohlf 2y agoI'd have to dig into the research to figure it out, numbers on synthetic fibers range from 34-50+% but how that's categorized is all over the place.