Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found.
Probably mechanical abrasion too. Like car tires. Or your carpets/rug. Or your toothbrush. Or your nylon/sport/athlesure wear. Or soft, non-natural blankets, haha. I bet your furniture, too…
Basically any situation where plastic is warmed is a source of microplastic contamination
Basically any situation where plastic is ,
warmedis a source of microplastic contaminationProbably mechanical abrasion too. Like car tires. Or your carpets/rug. Or your toothbrush. Or your nylon/sport/athlesure wear. Or soft, non-natural blankets, haha. I bet your furniture, too…
wool carpets for the win.
And yet somehow it lasts forever in a landfill.
We can’t win.
Just wash your dishes in a landfill.
water with cleaning chemicals probably leaches some out too.