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by lil_dispaches 1534 days ago
My feeling is that the cosmetics industry has a lot to do with micro-plastics. Where does the glitter go?
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Not to dismiss your point, but iirc the main contributor to microplastics is car tires[1]. Number two are artificial lawns.

[1] https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/04/us/microplastic-pollution...

Im not sure about glitter but I remember there was a big uproar about face cleansers that contained beads of plastic to exfoliate skin.

In my opinion whoever invented and pushed these products need to be severely punished and publicly shamed

The people responsible need to be held to account