[simmanian]

I would like to remind people that...

+ the primary source of microplastic particle generation in most households is the washing and drying of (plastic) clothes. I don't have evidence to back this up, but I have a feeling you breathe in more plastic fiber particles every time you remove lint from your dryer than you ingest through your mouth the whole year.

+ the more processed a food is, the higher its microplastic concentration [1] - apparently breaded shrimp is the worst.

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/01/12/...

[schiffern]

Even the simple act of putting on a synthetic shirt or sweatshirt has you at the epicenter of a large "puff" of microplastic dust.

Source: put on a hoodie while standing in a sunbeam.

[simmanian]

I am conflicted every time my wife brings home Patagonia she received for free at work

[ChatGTP]

Going to be some sad irony if Patagonia is found out to be responsible for more plastic pollution than they ever thought imaginable.

I been wearing their plastic fleeces for years, I guess I’m fucked.

[therein]

I am very concerned by this really. After putting on that hoodie, take a look at your fingertips, and then your eyelashes. Microplastic fibers are everywhere and they are electrostatically attracted to you. At times it will feel like they are chasing you.

[saiya-jin]

Links to paywalled articles will not win you many friends around here

[throwanem]

https://archive.ph/QwiaS