It seems like microfiber materials should be a major contributor to micro plastics, especially with all the laundering of the microfiber cloths and clothes.
It seems like microfiber materials should be a major contributor to micro plastics, especially with all the laundering of the microfiber cloths and clothes.
Microfiber is generally a petroleum product too. It’s usually made of polyamides, like nylon, and polypropylene woven with polyester.
85% of man made debris found on shores are microfiber.
Microfiber is one of the biggest contributors to microplastics, with on average 1.7g being shed per wash.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfiber
Then it falls under the microplastics talk already. Why make a distinction?
Because people have been told a bunch about this vague idea of microplastics, but not that a bunch of shit they buy, like microfiber, are major contributors to that.
I thinks it’s less distinction and more awareness.
On the contrary, when I think “microplastics”, those fucking micrrofibre chamoises are what I’m thinking of.