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minus-squareJacklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·edit-28 hours agoBiggest 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.
minus-squareDelusional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 hours agoI’m kinda surprised that more comes from paint than tires.
minus-squareChilledPeppers@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 minutes agoI think it depends on measure, if im not mistaken, by weight arohnd 50% of microplastics are tire dust.
Biggest sources:
10-40 Mt released into environment/year, and increasing.
I’m kinda surprised that more comes from paint than tires.
I think it depends on measure, if im not mistaken, by weight arohnd 50% of microplastics are tire dust.