Microplastics = TOO LATE
Definition :
- Size smaller than 5mm
- Found absolutely everywhere
- Impossible to collect once in the environment
Where do they come from:
- The primary microplastics :
Directly produced as microparticles.
0.95 Million tonnes are produced every year such as :
270,000 tonnes come from tire wear
230 000 come from plastic pellets
190,000 tonnes come from textiles following the washing of synthetic clothing in washing machines.
- The Secondary microplastics :
Produced by fragmentation of macroplastics.
The decomposition of marine plastic waste is one of them.
This is where we can act ... before macroplastics disagregate into microplastics !
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