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My first thought as well. Plastic bottles are quite hard and almost unbreakable (and when they break, the pieces aren't micro); in contrast, clothing fibres mad
by tomp 7y ago
My first thought as well. Plastic bottles are quite hard and almost unbreakable (and when they break, the pieces aren't micro); in contrast, clothing fibres made of plastic bend a lot, presumably break a lot and are very micro...
- jpalomaki 7y agoThe larger plastic pieces turn to micro over time. "Secondary plastics are small pieces of plastic derived from the breakdown of larger plastic debris, both at sea and on land. Over time, a culmination of physical, biological, and chemphotodegradation, including photodegradation caused by sunlight exposure, can reduce the structural integrity of plastic debris to a size that is eventually undetectable to the naked eye"[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics