- cross-posted to:
- climate@slrpnk.net
- cross-posted to:
- climate@slrpnk.net
cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/20009882
Car tires shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment. Urgent action is needed
Electric cars are not THE solution.
I was unaware rubber products were considered micro plastics, I mean it makes sense, but for some reason I just never put that together
Tires haven’t been made of rubber for a long time.
What if I told you the gum that you chew was also made from plastic.
I’d be more surprised if you told me it wasn’t. At this point, living in the American Dystopia, I expect anything obtainable to a Proletarian to be at least partially artificial and likely carcinogenic.
You can still buy him made of chicle.
I mean I don’t chew gum so… Nothing much?
It really makes you see how the petrochemical industry kills two birds with one stone here
Two birds and a fish
There has been some recent investment in trying to make plant based rubber in the US again:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelharley/2022/09/08/bridgestone-develops-guayule-shrub-as-sustainable-alternative-to-rubber-trees/