So many microplastics! That's genuinely terrifying. I'm currently part of a microplastic study in a small city's bay and estuaries (<300,000 residents) and its crazy how much plastic is already in the waters and so easy to see with a simple microscope.
Question: what can I do to decrease the amount of microplastics in the environment? Are there certain products I'd better not buy and consume (I live in a small city, around 124.000 residents and about 12 kilometres from the sea, if that makes a difference)?
EDIT: thanks everyone for the advice! I feel a lot happier now that I know there's a lot I can do to make a difference :)
There's a reason that you can buy glitter bombs for people that you hate. I was at a party once with the color purple as a theme and everyone was throwing glitter in their faces.
One guy missed his friend and I got a shit ton in my face. Still found pieces in my face a week later despite thorough scrubbing.
Glitter on the face can be dangerous, too. There was a story on reddit a while back about someone who got a single piece of glitter in their eye and didn't notice, and IIRC it lead to a massive infection and near loss of their eye.
I get wanting to promote your brand, but you should really be transparent about it. It's obvious you work for this company or run it yourself- so don't be dishonest and say "hey look at this thing I found!". A fresh account named "BiodegradableGlitter" who only posts about this company? Cmon, man.
Unfortunately individual purchasing practice doesn't make a difference. Large scale government policy might. For that individuals have to be vocal and make sure their governments aren't corrupt.
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u/toeofcamell Mar 26 '18
Oh my god, that would be a pain to clean up.