It's been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibres.
  • Jack@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Biggest sources:

    • 7.6 Mt from macro plastics breaking down
    • 1.3 Mt from paint
    • 1.0 Mt from tyres

    10-40 Mt released into environment/year, and increasing.