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https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/07/23/microplastics-exposure-how-to-avoid/

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[โ€“] cattywampas@midwest.social 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Tires and clothing. I buy natural fibers exclusively now if I can, but there are no non-microplastic creating options for tires.

[โ€“] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 1 points 4 weeks ago

The creation of tire rubber was literally one of the first known carbon polymerization processes, and the nature of wear on tires means that micro-plastics are an absolutely unavoidable aspect of their use.