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minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoNo, but these beads pretty much go straight into the local waterways where they can very quickly break down into micro plastics. All so a human didn’t have to use a tool like a brush or a loofa to scrub themselves. Convenience at any cost.
minus-squareexasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·24 hours agoThe brushes and loofas also contribute to micro plastic pollution.
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoUp to 5mm is still considered microplastics.
minus-squaredwindling7373@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoSeriously? That’s a lot of mm…
minus-squareRedGreenBlue@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoBut they become micro as part of abrasion with your teeth.
minus-squareKindness is Punk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agomy microwave has been lying to me!?
That’s not micro though?
No, but these beads pretty much go straight into the local waterways where they can very quickly break down into micro plastics. All so a human didn’t have to use a tool like a brush or a loofa to scrub themselves. Convenience at any cost.
The brushes and loofas also contribute to micro plastic pollution.
Up to 5mm is still considered microplastics.
Big airsoft lobbying?
Seriously? That’s a lot of mm…
But they become micro as part of abrasion with your teeth.
my microwave has been lying to me!?