Better Than Human

Plastics, the Creator of Microplastics: The Second Worst Invention of All Time?

June 02, 2021 Jennifer and Amber Season 2 Episode 22
Better Than Human
Plastics, the Creator of Microplastics: The Second Worst Invention of All Time?
Show Notes

Microplastics are fragments of any type of plastic that are less than 5 mm (0.20 in). Think a grain of rice or smaller. Microplastics come from a lot of different places, but sources include single use plastics (shopping bags and water bottles), cosmetics (those stupid plastic beads they put in toothpaste and face scrubbers), clothing (bet you didn’t realize your clothing was shedding plastic), and industrial processes.

Why do we care about Microplastics? Because they are EVERYWHERE. Yes, you’ve probably heard that they are in the ocean, because a lot of trash ends up there. Microplastics, however, are also in fresh water, wetlands, soil, icebergs, and even worse, they’re in the air you are breathing right now. You probably have microplastic in your stomach and lungs at this very moment. 

What can we do about microplastics, and plastic waste in general? Listen to learn about this microplastic contamination of our entire planet that is only going to get worse and worse.

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