• WoahWoah@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I was kind of joking, but plastic bags create microplastics and nanoplastics through photo-degradation and manipulation. Unfortunately, stretching, tearing, cutting, and twisting plastic bags create both micro- and nano-plastics. So you’re definitely creating them now, not in 5-10 years.

    Avoiding microplastics is basically impossible though, so I wouldn’t stress it. You should look up how much magic eraser sponges create. It was actually so crazy I decided not to use them again, even if avoiding microplastics is not realistic.

    This will prevent you from using plastic bags ever again?? That’s the real value. Nice job!

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      2 months ago

      Probably not ever, but hopefully enough that their accumulation doesn’t outpace their use picking up dogshit.