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I just had this thought after reading about micro-plastics. Rubber is not biodegradable and tires must spew a bunch of that onto the streets, into the air, water, etc. The level of rubber micro-plastic in any country must be immeasurably vast considering how many cars are now on the road at any given moment and how fast tires wear out.

Am I missing something or is this really fucking bad? Why have I never heard anyone talk about this?

I just had this thought after reading about micro-plastics. Rubber is not biodegradable and tires must spew a bunch of that onto the streets, into the air, water, etc. The level of rubber micro-plastic in any country must be immeasurably vast considering how many cars are now on the road at any given moment and how fast tires wear out. Am I missing something or is this really fucking bad? Why have I never heard anyone talk about this?

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It all ends up in the water system eventually but that is insignificant to the amount of trash That is on the planet. You can't go anywhere without finding some sort of man-made trash.

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Seen the black plastic fibers in salmon under magnification? Imagine what is in our foods .