Sewage solids applied to farms are a major source of microplastic contamination,[0] likely since we currently commingle our valuable human waste with wastewater

Sewage solids applied to farms are a major source of microplastic contamination,[0] likely since we currently commingle our valuable human waste with wastewater from washing machines. Synthetic textiles cause 35% of ocean microplastics[1] (ie the largest single source), so this is not a small waste stream. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31520673 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31520673 [1] https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2017-002-En.pdf https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documen...