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Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres

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Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres

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Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

It was found broken down tyres were the largest source of microplastics in New Zealand's coastal waters.

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This is a really good point. Most of my synthetics clothes have been made of a rayon blend, so maybe they were not so bad after all.

This would be an excellent point to clarify.

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