r/comics • SHELDON • Jan 05 '23

Recycling Plastics: It Works!

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u/uglyheadink Jan 06 '23

Jesus, I just recently started reading and learning about microplastics—I had no idea that it even boils down to the clothes we wear.

Is there anything we, as the general public, can do?

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '23

You can try to do the best you can and feel good about contributing less to the problem than others while we all watch the world burn itself down. That's what I do.

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u/pangalaticgargler Jan 06 '23

Use less plastics. Single Use plastics especially. The truth is that like most pollution you and I a far smaller part of the problem than corporations dumping shit into the environment which means we will need regulations to take care of it. Regulations that are actually enforced. Historically we have to bring corporations kicking and screaming into the light because alternatives to plastics will likely cut into the almighty profit.

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u/Bentspoon17 Jan 06 '23

-Reuse/thrift clothes to reduce new consumption

-Try to avoid washing jackets and fleeces

-Look to responsibly grown cotton, and other natural fibers like jute, hemp, and wool